Key Concepts in Family Studies
by Jane Ribbens McCarthy and Rosalind Edwards Sage Publications Ltd- Pub Date:
- 12/2010
- ISBN:
- 9781412920063
- Format:
- Pbk 256 pages
- Price:
- AU$64.00 NZ$65.22
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AU$64.00 | NZ$71.74
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Each entry provides:
• Clear definitions
• Lucid accounts of key issues
• Up-to-date suggestions for further reading
• Informative cross-referencing
Balanced, focused and accessible this book will provide students with an indispensible guide to the central concepts of family studies.
Introduction Attachment and Loss Biology Care Child Development Childhood / Children Comparative Approaches Conflict Theories Coupledom: Marriage / Partnership / Cohabitation Demography Division of Labour Domestic Violence and Abuse Families of Choice Family as Discourse Family Change and Continuity Family Effects Family Forms Family Law Family Lifecycle and Lifecourse Family Policies Family Practices Family Systems Fatherhood / Fathers / Fathering Feminisms Functionalism Grandparents Home Household Individualization Intimacy Kinship Motherhood / Mothers / Mothering Negotiation New Right Parenthood / Parents / Parenting Personal Phenomenological Approaches Post-Coupledom: Separation, Divorce Widowhood Power Problem Families Public and Private Rationalities Role Theory Siblings Social Divisions Socialization Transnational Families Index of sub-concepts
Rosalind Edwards London South Bank University