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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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Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
111940603X |
| ISBN 13: |
9781119406037 |
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| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY & SONS INC |
| Pub. date: |
18 August, 2017 |
| 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 familiesIncludes many European, North American and Asian examples written by a team of experts from across five continentsFeatures coverage of previously neglected groups, including immigrant and transnational families as well as families of gays and lesbiansDemonstrates how studying social change in families is fundamental for understanding the transformations in individual and social life across the globeExtensively 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 |
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US |
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John Wiley & Sons Inc |
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