The Futures of the Family
Published on 20. October 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-13-345679-0 (ISBN)
Description
This text considers what family life used to be like in other times and what it is currently like in other places. It examines positive and negative aspects of recent changes, perceptions of "family", images of the family in the media and issues such as divorce and family breakdown.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Harlow
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pearson Education Limited
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
243 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-345679-0 (9780133456790)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
An overview - families today; historical and cross-cultural comparisons; thinking about changing family forms; couples, choice and commitment; the abandonment of commitment?; childbearing - the start of parenthood; parenting in different types of family; the futures of the family.