Beyond the Nuclear Family: Families in a Configurational Perspective (Paperback, New edition)

The importance of significant family contexts that are not easily circumscribed with reference to a household or a limited set of family roles has been underlined throughout the last two decades by researchers. A strong interest for family relationships beyond the nuclear family has emerged in the social sciences. The various contributions to this book develop a configurational approach to families, which emphasizes interdependencies existing among large numbers of family members, and reconsiders some of the central issues of family life in this light: fertility projects, childcare and socialization, monetary transfers across generations and support for the elderly, relationships with grandparents, uncles, aunts and in-laws, gender inequalities, divorce and other family disruptions, and the importance of friends and acquaintances for families. Beyond very real changes affecting the structures of family life since the sixties, the book reveals that basic forms of togetherness still underlie much of what is going on in family configurations.

General

Imprint:	Verlag Peter Lang
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Population, Famille et Societe - Population, Family, and Society, 9
Release date:	September 2008
First published:	2008
Editors:	Eric Widmer • Riitta Jallinoja
Dimensions:	220 x 150 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	406
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-911704-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > General
LSN:	3-03-911704-1
Barcode:	9783039117048

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