The new family?

The new family?

by Silva, Elizabeth Bortolaia Smart, Carol

Type Book
Rate 0.0 /5

Challenging the dominant view that the family as an institution must not change, this book considers such issues as: the diverse practices in today's families; the need for a broader definition of families; and how policies should be tailored for families.

Read More ↓
Details
Files
Reviews
Download

Title Statements

  • Full title :The new family? / edited by Elizabeth B. Silva and Carol Smart.

Summary

Challenging the dominant view that the family as an institution must not change, this book considers such issues as: the diverse practices in today's families; the need for a broader definition of families; and how policies should be tailored for families.

Read More ↓

Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:1999.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):SAGE
  • Place of Publication:London
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:1999.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (viii, 177 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781446264089, 1446264084, 9780761958550, 076195855X, 9781446218150, 1446218155, 1283881578, 9781283881579, 1446238237, 9781446238233
  • oclc:ocn797835425
  • LC Classification:HQ518
  • Dewey Decimal:306.85

Table of Contents

The new practices and politics of family life / Elizabeth B. Silva and Carol Smart -- Risk and family practices / David H.J. Morgan -- Resourcing the family / Sarah Irwin -- Transforming housewifery / Elizabeth B. Silva -- A passion for sameness / Gillian A. Dunne -- Everyday experiments / Jeffrey Weeks, Catherine Donovan and Brian Heaphy -- The new parenthood / Carol Smart -- Generational ties in the new family / Joanna Bornat [and others] -- Brothers and sisters, uncles and aunts / Mary Chamberlain -- Reconsidering children and childhood / Julia Brannen.

Read More ↓

Subjects

Familiensoziologie Families Familles FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Alternative F… FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Reference Family policy Generationskonflikt Gezin Gezinsrelaties Nuclear families Politique familiale Travail et familles verandering Work and family

Writers

Silva, Elizabeth Bortolaia Smart, Carol

Rate & Review

0.0/5
(0 people Voted)

No reviews yet. Be the first to rate this work.

Files & Downloads

No downloadable files are registered for this work yet.

Log in to request a copy