Family, Kinship and State in Contemporary Europe, Vol. 2 - The View From Below: Nineteen Localities (Paperback)

Kinship is at the heart of European society, sharing with the state responsibility for welfare and social reproduction. But the workings of kinship and their connection to state policies remain controversial. Received theories have had to be revised in the light of social and demographic change and accumulating evidence of long-standing cultural differences. With Family, Kinship and State in Contemporary Europe, the editors and their collaborators have gathered a three-volume array of historical, sociological, and ethnographic data that examine these issues and introduce readers to the types of kin relationships found around contemporary Europe.
In this volume the authors report the findings of a comparative ethnographic study - looking at the local reality of family life, its practical constraints, and the support and control offered by wider kinship and community ties, in nineteen localities across Europe. The ethnographic chapters are placed in context by a quantitative comparison of kinship networks and by opening and concluding chapters focusing on kinship theory and the sustainability of kinship and community ties.

General

Imprint:	Campus Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Release date:	December 2010
First published:	September 2010
Editors:	Peter Schweitzer • Patrick Heady
Dimensions:	214 x 166 x 3mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Unsewn / adhesive bound
Pages:	505
ISBN-13:	978-3-593-38962-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > General
LSN:	3-593-38962-2
Barcode:	9783593389622

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