A Sociology of Family Life: Change and Diversity in Intimate Relations Chambers Deborah
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, explores the…
Specifikacia A Sociology of Family Life: Change and Diversity in Intimate Relations Chambers Deborah
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, explores the growing diversity of family life and 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 same-sex families become commonplace, such personal relationships can still be difficult to negotiate in the face of wider structural norms. With a focus on social factors such as class, gender, race and sexuality, this new edition
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