A sociology of family life : change and diversity in intimate relations /
By: Chambers, Deborah.
Publisher: Cambridge ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2012 (2019)Description: viii, 240 p. ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0745647790; 9780745647791:; 9780745647791; 9780745647784; 0745647782.Subject(s): Families -- Economic aspects | Families | Families -- Moral and ethical aspectsDDC classification: 306.85Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-229) and index.
Traditional approaches to the family -- Individualization, intimacy and family life -- Parenting practices and values -- The changing nature of childhood -- Families and ageing societies -- Globalization, migration and intimate relations -- Families, fertility and populations -- Families and new reproductive technologies -- New directions: personal life, family and friendships.
Exploring the growing diversity of family life and new sociological thinking about 'family', parenting, childhood and personal life, this text presents a comprehensive assessment of recent research and theory.