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THE WILEY-BLACKWELL COMPANION TO THE SOCIOLOGY OF FAMILIES
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| By: |
Judith Treas (Editor), Jacqueline Scott (Editor), Martin Richards (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£131.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0470673532 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780470673539 |
| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
7 May, 2014 |
| Series: |
Wiley Blackwell Companions to Sociology |
| Pages: |
600 |
| Description: |
Written by an international team of experts, this comprehensive volume investigates modern-day family relationships, partnering, and parenting set against a backdrop of rapid social, economic, cultural, and technological change. |
| Synopsis: |
Written by an international team of experts, this comprehensive volume investigates modern-day family relationships, partnering, and parenting set against a backdrop of rapid social, economic, cultural, and technological change. * Covers a broad range of topics, including social inequality, parenting practices, children s work, changing patterns of citizenship, multi-cultural families, and changes in welfare state protection for families * Includes many European, North American and Asian examples written by a team of experts from across five continents * Features coverage of previously neglected groups, including immigrant and transnational families as well as families of gays and lesbians * Demonstrates how studying social change in families is fundamental for understanding the transformations in individual and social life across the globe * Extensively reworked from the original Companion published over a decade ago: three-quarters of the material is completely new, and the remainder has been comprehensively updated |
| Illustrations: |
illustrations, map |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Wiley-Blackwell |
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Non-returnable |
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