Praise for the Handbook of World Families: "At a time when we are
moving more and more toward a global village, this ambitious book
provides evidence of world-wide trends in families and family
relations. It also illustrates the resilience of local cultures,
seen in variations among nations in trends and responses to them.
This is a very useful resource for obtaining the kind of baseline
information that is essential to comparative work. As well, a
number of chapters contribute to our understanding of the
complexities and politics of family life, starting with what is
meant by family. This book will educate many about other parts of
the world and the central place of families in them." -Ingrid Arnet
Connidis, University of Western Ontario "In the Handbook of World
Families, Bert Adams and Jan Trost, two of the leading scholars in
the field of comparative family studies, have masterfully edited a
book that comparatively examines families from 25 nations located
around the world. The chapter contributors have both theoretical
and research knowledge as well as lived experiences of respective
nation's families. The result is a well written, highly informed,
and authoritative handbook that investigates an extensive range of
family issues from local, national, and global perspectives." -Mark
Hutter, Rowan University What defines a family? The term family is
very complex with a vast range of meanings. It can mean a married
couple with children, a single parent and child, a married couple
with no children, even pets and close friends can be considered to
some people as family. The variety is enormous and this family
diversity is present not just in the United States, but around the
world. The Handbook of World Families provides a cross-cultural
perspective on the family by examining family life in 25 countries
worldwide. The countries included in this volume are organized by
six world regions including Africa, Asia/South Pacific, Europe,
Latin America, the Middle East, and North America-offering readers
the most thorough and balanced cross-cultural examination of world
families available. Editors Bert N. Adams and Jan Trost, along with
contributions by top family studies experts from around the world,
ensure reliable, cutting-edge research and perspectives. While
other books may provide a cross-cultural perspective on the family,
this book offers a unique comparative view. In doing so, each
chapter of the Handbook is organized in a parallel format beginning
with an introduction to the region, followed by coverage of mate
selection, fertility and socialization, gender roles, marriage,
stresses and violence, divorce and remarriage, kinship, aging and
death, family and other institutions, and special topics specific
to the region. The Handbook of World Families is an excellent
addition to any academic library and an important resource for
scholars and academics in the fields of Family Studies and
Sociology. It can also be used in graduate level courses on the
family in cross-cultural perspective, comparative family
organization, and world families.
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