Langbeschreibung
Understanding Family Meanings provides an overview of the basic concepts and theories related to families using readings with questions and analysis to encourage reflection and learning. It focuses on family meanings as the key underpinnings for academic study and professional training.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Why family meanings?; Part 1: Research: Family meanings in contemporary contexts; Teasing the threads apart; Understanding 'family' and household through quantitative evidence; Part 2: Theories and concepts: Family discourses and family practices; Intimacy and personal life; Part 3: Contexts: Family meanings across time and space; Family meanings in social policies and professional practices; Family meanings and family values.