Families in society : boundaries and relationships / [electronic resource]
University of Edinburgh.Centre for Research on Families and Relationships.
McKie, Linda,editor.
Cunningham-Burley, Sarah,editor.
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
TWELVE -- Solo living, individual and family boundaries: findings from secondary analysisTHIRTEEN -- Boundaries of friendship; FOURTEEN -- Living and loving beyond the boundaries of the heteronorm: personal relationships in the 21st century; FIFTEEN -- Perspectives on social policies and families; Index
SIX -- Family within and beyond the household boundary: children's constructions of who they live withSEVEN -- Children managing parental drug and alcohol misuse: challenging parent-child boundaries; Part Three: Health, illness and well-being; EIGHT -- Intersections of health and well-being in women's lives and relationships at mid-life; NINE -- Families, relationships and the impact of dementia -- insights into the 'ties that bind'; TEN -- Violence and families: boundaries, memories and identities; Part Four: Relationships and friendships; ELEVEN -- Boundaries of intimacy
Cover; FAMILIES IN SOCIETY -- Boundaries and relationships; Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Notes on contributors; Introduction; ONE -- Families and relationships: boundaries and bridges; Part One: Families in society; TWO -- Balancing work and family life: mothers' views; THREE -- Gender, care, poverty and transitions; FOUR -- Families, education and the 'participatory imperative'; Part Two: Children, families and relationships; FIVE -- Children's boundaries: within and beyond families
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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.
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