Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-164) and index.
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Defining family and family structures -- Interaction and meaning in families -- Social divisions -- Social change -- Demographic change -- Family, work and money -- Caring -- Violence and sexual abuse -- Family formation -- Parenting -- Family transformations -- Kinship -- Family and state -- Sexuality.
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This is an international textbook providing coverage of over a dozen major topics in the sociology of family life, from interaction and meaning in families to sexuality. The studies focus mainly on contemporary family life, but also present information on historical changes which have shaped family life as we know it today.