Families, Relationships and Intimate Life - Softcover

Lindsay, Jo; Dempsey, Deborah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 019556202X ISBN 13: 9780195562026

Verlag: OUP Australia & New Zealand, 2009

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Reseña del editor:

Families, Relationships and Intimate Life is a lively and comprehensive introduction to the sociology of the family, which explores controversies, contradictions and broad patterns that characterise contemporary relationships and families.
The authors write in an accessible and engaging style that will appeal to students and all of the key elements in the life course are covered - childhood, youth, partnering, parenting and ageing, and both the positive and negative sides of family life including intimacy and violence. One of the great strengths of the book is its consideration of diversity and the factors contributing to the re-shaping of families, including discussion of new technologies and social mobility developments.
Contemporary examples are included throughout the book, together with critical questions. Each chapter begins with a thought-provoking visual image that will assist students to begin the analytical process of questioning the 'taken for granted' in their everyday lives.

Reseña del editor:

This book is a thorough exploration of the controversies, contradictions and broad patterns that characterise contemporary relationships and families. Beginning with the conceptual scaffolding of families in their historical and cultural context this text includes the key cultural differences of ethnicity, class and sexuality. Theoretical perspectives including functionalism, feminist approaches and reflexive modernisation are also clearly outlined. Once the groundwork has been established this book delves into examining the complexity of contemporary family life, covering key elements in the life course - childhood, youth, partnering, parenting and ageing and both the positive and negative sides of family life including intimacy and violence.

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• Verlag: OUP Australia & New Zealand
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• ISBN 10: 019556202X
• ISBN 13: 9780195562026
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 288