The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Families

J Treas

The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Families
Format
Paperback
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Country
United States
Published
18 August 2017
Pages
600
ISBN
9781119406037

The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Families

J Treas

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

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