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Families in Society
Linda (Ed) Mckie
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Description for Families in Society
Paperback. The enduring and multi-faceted significance of families in society, and their value as a focus for the exploration of social change have ensured that families remain a prominent focus of academic enquiry. This book proposes a new conceptual framework that both challenges and attempts to reconcile traditional and contemporary approaches. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
Acknowledging the increasing diversity and complexity of families, this innovative book proposes a new conceptual framework for understanding families and other relationships that both challenges and attempts to reconcile traditional and contemporary approaches. Using the notion of 'boundaries', the book shifts thinking from 'families as entities' to 'families as relationship processes'. Emphasising the processes that underlie boundary construction and reconstruction suggests that the key to understanding family life is the process of relationship formation. The ideas of entity, boundary, margins and hybridity provide a framework for understanding the diverse, and often contradictory, ways in which families contribute to society. ... Read more
Acknowledging the increasing diversity and complexity of families, this innovative book proposes a new conceptual framework for understanding families and other relationships that both challenges and attempts to reconcile traditional and contemporary approaches. Using the notion of 'boundaries', the book shifts thinking from 'families as entities' to 'families as relationship processes'. Emphasising the processes that underlie boundary construction and reconstruction suggests that the key to understanding family life is the process of relationship formation. The ideas of entity, boundary, margins and hybridity provide a framework for understanding the diverse, and often contradictory, ways in which families contribute to society. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861346438
SKU
V9781861346438
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About Linda (Ed) Mckie
Sarah Cunningham-Burley is a co-director of the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR) and Reader in Public Health Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. Her research interests span the sociology of the family, health and illness, and she has a particular interest in the use of qualitative research methods. Linda McKie is an associate director of CRFR ... Read more
Reviews for Families in Society
"This book would make fascinating reading for all concerned with families, especially those working in the human services and social policy fields." Family Matters " ... a light read on a range of topics and of interest to those considering contemporary relationships in general." SRA News