Families in society - Boundaries and relationships (Paperback, New)

Acknowledging the increasing diversity and complexity of families, this innovative book proposes a new conceptual framework for understanding families and other relationships that both challenges and attempts to reconcile traditional and contemporary approaches. Using the notion of 'boundaries', the book shifts thinking from 'families as entities' to 'families as relationship processes'. Emphasising the processes that underlie boundary construction and reconstruction suggests that the key to understanding family life is the process of relationship formation. The ideas of entity, boundary, margins and hybridity provide a framework for understanding the diverse, and often contradictory, ways in which families contribute to society. Families in society makes a significant contribution to the academic literature on families and is essential reading for social science students, social researchers, policy makers and practitioners interested in families and relationships.

General

Imprint:	Policy Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2005
First published:	2005
Editors:	Linda McKie • Sarah Cunningham-Burley
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	304
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-86134-643-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > General
LSN:	1-86134-643-3
Barcode:	9781861346438

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