Family Matters
An Introduction to Family Sociology in Canada
Published on 1. February 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
348 pages
978-1-55130-341-3 (ISBN)
Description
This refreshingly succinct and engaging introduction to family sociology in Canada has a strong focus on contemporary theory and research on a wide variety of substantive issues relevant to the lives of students from diverse family backgrounds. This book is organised into three interrelated areas: the study of continuity, diversity, inequality, and social change in families; the life course of families across the generations; and critical issues facing families today, including social policy issues.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
b/w photos & illus
Dimensions
Height: 180 mm
Width: 260 mm
Weight
604 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55130-341-3 (9781551303413)
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Person
Barbara A Mitchell is Associate Professor of Sociology at Simon Fraser University, jointly appointed in the Department of Gerontology. She is the co-ordinator of the Family Studies Certificate Program.
Content
Family Matters: An Introduction to the Sociology of Canadian Families; Family Theory and Methods: Windows on Families and Family Research; Canadian Families in Anthropological, Cross-cultural, and Global Perspective; Aboriginal Families, Immigration, and the Changing Ethnic Mosaic; More Than a Labour of Love: Gender and the Cult of Domesticity; Close Relations in Youth and Young Adulthood: Intimacy, Sexuality, Commitment, and Family Formation; Families and Children in the Early Years: Childhood, Socialisation, and Shifting Ideologies of Parenthood; All Our Families: Diversity, Continuity, and Challenge in Lesbian, Gay, and Transgendered Families; Family Dissolution and the Brady Bunch: Separation, Divorce, and Remarriage; Families in the Middle and the Launching of Children: Home-leaving, Boomerang Kids, and the Empty Nest; Ageing Families and the Sunset Years: Care-giving and Support across the Generations; Families Facing Health Challenges and the Promotion of Healthy Lifestyles; Trying to Make Ends Meet: Family Poverty, Living on the Margins, and Economic Struggle; Families in Crisis: Family Violence, Abuse, and Stress; Families and the State: Family Policy in an Era of Globalisation and Economic Restructuring; Index.