A Sociology Of Family Life

Author : Deborah Chambers
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1509541373
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Sociology of Family Life written by Deborah Chambers and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family relations are undergoing dramatic changes globally and locally. At the same time, certain features of family life endure. This popular book, now in a fully updated second edition, presents a comprehensive assessment of recent research on 'family', parenting, childhood and interpersonal ties. A Sociology of Family Life queries assumptions about a disintegration of 'the family' by revealing a remarkable persistence of commitment and reciprocity across cultures, within new as well as traditional family forms. Yet, while new kinds of intimate relationships such as 'friends as family' and LGBTQ+ intimacies become commonplace, such personal relationships can still be difficult to negotiate in the face of wider structural norms. With a focus on factors such as class, gender, race, ethnicity and sexuality, this new edition highlights inequalities that influence and curb families and personal life transnationally. Alongside substantial new material on cultural and digital transformations, the book features extensive updates on issues ranging from demography, migration, ageing and government policies to reproductive technologies, employment and care. With a global focus, and blending theory with real-life examples, this insightful and engaging book will remain indispensable to students across the social sciences.

Author : David Cheal
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1137048263
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sociology of Family Life written by David Cheal and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-06-03 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lucid and accessible introductory text from a highly regarded author provides students who are encountering the sociology of the family for the first time with a systematic and stimulating way of thinking about the subject based on a core set of analytical questions. Coherent and persuasive, it blends theory with empirical examples drawn from all over the world, thus offering valuable insights into the differences and commonalities between families in quite diverse social and cultural contexts.

Author : Michelle Janning
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442254807
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Stuff of Family Life written by Michelle Janning and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-05-05 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does putting your smartphone on the dinner table impact your relationships? How does where you place your TV in your home affect your family? The Stuff of Family Life takes readers inside the changing world of families through a unique examination of their stuff. From digital family photo albums to the growing popularity of “man caves,” author Michelle Janning looks at not only what large demographic studies say about family dynamics but also what our lives—and the stuff in them—say about how we relate to each other. The book takes readers through various phases of family life, including dating, marriage, parenting, divorce, and aging, while paying attention to how our choices about our spaces and objects impact our lives. Janning has joked, “I'm not a social scientist who uses large national datasets to illustrate family life; I’m the social scientist who asks people to examine what’s in their underwear drawers to tell stories about their family life.” From underwear drawers to calendars, The Stuff of Family Life offers an illuminating and entertaining look at the complexities of American families today.

Author : Graham Allan
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 : 9780631142874
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Family Life written by Graham Allan and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1991-01-08 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who does what in the family, and how far do the divisions and inequalities which occur in a family context reflect those in society as a whole? This introductory text to the sociology of the family combines recent feminist interpretations of domestic life with the traditional concerns of family sociology to offer a fre4ash treatment of a topic of importance not only for students of sociology but also for those engaged in professional training for such careers as social work or health visiting. Particularly concerned with the impact that domestic roles have both inside and outside the home, Family Life examines how their organization is structured by the broader social and economic contexts within which families operate. A major part of this involves uncovering the way in which the division of tasks and responsibilities between the genders within the home is both shaped by and shapes the divisions and inequalities that occur outside it. How far do the routine domestic demands upon women limit the opportunities open to them in work and leisure, and how do such demands affect marriage and divorce? What is the real influence of unemployment on the domestic roles? What effect does caring for the elderly have on the carer? In addressing such questions, the book relates the organization of family life to the broader economic and social contexts to provide a novel yet integrated approach.

Author : E. Dermott
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230314309
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Displaying Families written by E. Dermott and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-08-26 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited collection uses the concept of 'displaying families' as a new way to understand contemporary family and personal life, addressing how, in a world of fluid relationships, family life must not only be 'done' but also be 'seen to be done'.

Author : Kelly J. Welch
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1544371055
Total Pages : 1334 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Family Life Now written by Kelly J. Welch and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2020-12-05 with total page 1334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family Life Now is a candid, thoughtful examination of marriages, families, and intimate relationships that follows the Family Life Education framework. Written in a student-friendly, conversational style, the text encourages readers to draw upon their own backgrounds and experiences to understand theories and concepts vital to the family sciences. Author Kelly J. Welch incorporates scholarship from the social and behavioral sciences to cover topics that are important to students today, such as LGBTQ+ individuals and relationships, cohabitating, and financial compatibility with a partner. This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package.

Author : John J. Rodger
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 134924628X
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Family Life and Social Control written by John J. Rodger and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1996-05-01 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: State intervention in family life is an important and problematic political and social issue, and one which is surrounded by debates of a highly ideological nature. The central theme of this valuable book is that of 'family life' as an object of both social policy interest and welfare intervention. The author applies a sociological perspective on social control to a range of issues exciting public and political debate; amongst them, marriage conciliation, community care, lone parenthood and underclass status, and child abuse.

Author : J. E. Goldthorpe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521331746
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Family Life in Western Societies written by J. E. Goldthorpe and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1987-05-07 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was first published in 1987, offering a masterly review and synthesis of the available literature on family life in western societies. This book presents a distinctive approach to family sociology, focusing on two related questions: Why did we have the kind of family life we did when we did? and why did we have the kind of sociology of family life we did when we did? Goldthorpe employs a doubly historical perspective in which both 'family life', as opposed to 'the family', and sociological thought about family life, are alike seen as processes in time and in relation to each other. He draws on earlier sociological studies which he uses as historical evidence both for more recent changes in family life and for the evolution of sociological thought on the family. Meticulous in presenting both sides of controversies in family studies, and forthright in taking a clear position on all of them, Goldthorpe challenges many widely held preconceptions about family life. The book assumes little previous knowledge of sociology, and is easily accessible to students and other readers interested in understanding this fundamental aspect of human experience.

Author : Kelly J. Welch
Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 : 9780205018376
Total Pages : 672 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Family Life Now written by Kelly J. Welch and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2010-09-10 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A candid and thoughtful conversation about families and family life. This text combines the personal touch and scholarly expertise of an outstanding teacher to explore the ways that family members and intimate partners interact, and how families adapt to stresses, changes and everyday challenges. We are all a product of our families of origin. How that influences who we are and who we become is a central theme woven throughout Family Life Now. This book follows the Family Life Education framework to examine marriages, families, and intimate relationships. Throughout the text, theories from the fields of sociology, family studies, psychology, lifespan human development, and other social sciences are integrated so that they can be applied to real life situations. The text also presents enough biological science to explain some of the physical realities of who we are and why we behave as we do.

Author : Gerald Handel
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351520261
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Family Worlds written by Gerald Handel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does a family function? How does a family make a distinctive life of its own while living according to the values of society? In what ways is a family a unit when all its members have personalities of their own? How can we understand diversity among families?Robert D. Hess and Gerald Handel sensitively explore the dynamics of family life in five narrative case studies. The Clarks, Lansons, Littletons, Newbolds, and Steeles are all "typical" families with representative social, cultural, and psychological problems. By simultaneously studying each family as a small group and as a set of individual personalities, the authors have captured the interplay between personality and family as each group works out its own special way of coping with its problems. Further, they have formulated several principles of family functioning that help focus comparison.Family Worlds was the first, and is still one of the few studies, to interview each member of the family, giving equal weight to children as well as to adults, so each family member's perspective is factored into Hess and Handel's family portraits. A new introduction to the Transaction edition illuminates just how significant this ground-breaking study still is today and highlights the new implications it has for today's families as well as emerging approaches.