Stepfamilies [electronic resource] /
Allan, G.author.
Crow, G.author.
Hawker, S.author.
Drawing on recent developments within the sociology of family life, this book examines family connection and solidarity within different stepfamily networks, focusing on relationships from a kinship perspective and using case studies of people's experiences to explore how family connection is constructed within different stepfamilies.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- The Social and Legal Context -- Solidarities and Boundaries -- Step-Parents and Step-Children -- Change and Dynamics -- Fathers and Mothers Apart -- Stepfamily Kinship -- Conclusions: Commitment and Contingency.
Drawing on recent developments within the sociology of family life, this book examines family connection and solidarity within different stepfamily networks, focusing on relationships from a kinship perspective and using case studies of people's experiences to explore how family connection is constructed within different stepfamilies.
Childhood.
Adolescence.
Families.
Families-Social aspects.
Social work.
Personality.
Social psychology.
Social policy.
Sociology.
Childhood, Adolescence and Society.
Family.
Social Work.
Personality and Social Psychology.
Children, Youth and Family Policy.
Sociology, general.