Negotiating Family Responsibilities (Paperback)

For some time access to publicly provided services has been shrinking and governments have been emphasizing the family as the first line of support, but how far do such policies accord with what people will provide for their relatives, and with contemporary ideas about what it is proper to expect from family members? This book examines patterns of support, both practical and financial, between adult members of family and kin groups, and focuses upon ideas about responsibility, duty and obligation within families and how far these underpin the support actually given. This text provides an insight into contemporary family life, particularly kin relationships outside the nuclear family. While many people believe that the real meaning of "family" has shrunk to the nuclear family household, there is considerable evidence to suggest that relationships with the wider kin group remain an important part of most people's lives. Based on the findings of a major study of kinship, and including lively verbatim accounts of conversations with family members, concepts of responsibility and obligation within family life are examined.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 1992
First published:	1993
Authors:	Janet Finch • Professor Janet V Finch • Jennifer Mason
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-08407-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Social, group or collective psychology Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > General
LSN:	0-415-08407-5
Barcode:	9780415084079

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