Families, Relationships and Intimate Life

2. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-0-19-552564-9
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 528 g

Families, Relationships and Intimate Life, Second Edition is a thorough exploration of the controversies, contradictions and broad patterns that characterise contemporary relationships and families. Beginning with the conceptual scaffolding of families in their historical and cultural context this text includes the key cultural differences of ethnicity, class and sexuality. Theoretical perspectives including functionalism, feminist approaches and reflexive modernisation are also clearly outlined. Once the groundwork has been established this book delves into examining the complexity of contemporary family life, covering key elements in the life course - childhood, youth, partnering, parenting and ageing and both the positive and negative sides of family life including intimacy and violence.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dempsey, Deborah

Lindsay, Jo

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Bürgerliches Recht Familienrecht Sorgerecht, fam. Namensrecht, Abstammung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Familiensoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- 1. Introduction

- 2. Relationships and Families Over Time

- 3. Diversity in Families and Relationships

- 4. Sociological Perspectives on Relationships and Families

- 5. Young People, Relationships and Sexuality

- 6. Love, Commitment and Marriage

- 7. Relating Beyond the Cohabiting Couple Household

- 8. Fertility, Technology and Family Change

- 9. Parenting, Children and Childcare

- 10. Families and Labour

- 11. Separation, Divorce and Reconstituted Families

- 12. Violence in Intimate relationships

- 13.Ageing, Care and Intergenerational Relationships

- 14. Conclusion: New Families, New Relationships?

Über Autor(innen)

Deborah Dempsey - Senior Lecturer, School of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, Swinburne University

Jo Lindsay - Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences, Monash University and President of the Australian Sociological Society