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The Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Families

Jacqueline Scott (Editor), Judith Treas (Editor), Martin Richards (Editor)
ISBN: 978-0-631-22158-6
Hardcover
624 pages
December 2003, Wiley-Blackwell
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  • Contains 28 original essays by expert contributors on a wide range of topics relevant to family life today

  • Includes coverage of social inequality, parenting practices, children’s work, the changing patterns of citizenship, and multi-cultural families

  • Discusses previously neglected groups, including immigrant families and gays and lesbians

  • Explores how revolutionary changes in ageing, longevity, and sexual behaviour have radically affected the experience of different generations, and the relationships between them

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