| Changing Family Values: Difference, Diversity and the Decline of Male Order Contributor(s): Wright, Caroline (Editor), Jagger, Gill (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415149576 ISBN-13: 9780415149570 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1999 Annotation: This book is a comprehensive introduction to contemporary debates and new research surrounding the family. Encompassing politics, social policy, law, sociology and history, the contributors focus on the diverse realities of contemporary family life. They cover the recent backlash against single mothers; lesbian and gay families and the law; men's changing roles within the family; and the future of the nuclear family. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family - Social Science | Gender Studies - Family & Relationships |
| Dewey: 306.85 |
| LCCN: 98-36492 |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.72 lbs) 228 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Sex & Gender - Gay - Sex & Gender - Lesbian - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Changing Family Values offers a comprehensive introduction to contemporary debates and new research surrounding the family. It explores how we define traditional family values and how these values are perceived as being underthreat in contemporary society. Ranging across politics, social policy, law and sociology, the contributors focus on the diverse realities of contemporary family life. Issues covered include: * the recent backlash against single mothers * lesbian and gay families and the law * men's changing roles within the family * the future of the nuclear family. This book is ideal for courses covering the family, a central topic in sociology and women's studies. |