| Families in Transition: Social Change, Family Formation and Kin Relationships Contributor(s): Charles, Nickie (Author), Davies, Charlotte (Author), With (Author) |
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ISBN: 186134788X ISBN-13: 9781861347886 Publisher: Policy Press OUR PRICE: $48.40 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2008 Annotation: This book addresses the complexity of family change. It draws on evidence from two linked studies one carried out in the 1960s and the other in the early years of this decade to analyze the specific ways in which family lives have changed and how they have been affected by the major structural and cultural changes of the second half of the 20th century. The book not only explores what happens within family households, but also what happens within networks of kin across different households. It examines the way changing patterns of employment can affect kinship networks and how geographical mobility co-exists with the maintenance of strong kinship ties. Families in Transition shows that while there have been undeniable changes, these changes have neither undermined family life, nor have they led to a large-scale transformation of family relations in the direction of greater equality. This fascinating contemporary revisitation of a classic study provides a rigorous corrective to glib |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family |
| Dewey: 306.850 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.95 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book addresses the complexity of family change. It draws on evidence from two linked studies, one carried out in the 1960s and the other in the early years of the 21st century, to analyse the specific ways in which family lives have changed and how they have been affected by the major structural and cultural changes of the second half of the twentieth century. The book shows that, while there has undeniably been change, there is a surprising degree of continuity in family practices. It casts doubt on claims that families have been subject to a process of dramatic change and provides an alternative account which is based on careful analysis of empirical data. The book presents a unique opportunity to chart the nature of social change in a particular locality over the last 50 years; includes discussions of social and cultural variations in family life, focusing on younger as well as older generations; explores not only what happens within family-households but also what happens within networks of kin across different households and shows the way changing patterns of employment affect kinship networks and how geographical mobility co-exists with the maintenance of strong kinship ties. The findings will be of interest to students of sociology, social anthropology, social policy, women's studies, gender studies and human geography at undergraduate and postgraduate level. |
Contributor Bio(s): Charles, Nickie: - Nickie Charles is professor in and director of the Centre for the Study of Women and Gender at the University of Warwick. She has published widely on many aspects of gender. |