The Cuban Family - Custom and Change in an Era of Hardship (Paperback)

This work explores how relationships of blood, marriage, sex, and residence work in each type of Cuban family, particularly as it is affected by Cuba's struggle to transform its economy. It also examines historical perspectives on the contemporary Cuban family, ethnicity and race, marriage, the extended family, family rights, the emigrating family, United States' citizenship issues, religion, and the Cuban-American family. Exhaustive tables list such details as population numbers, age, life expectancy, growth, birth, and death rates, immigration and mortality rates, HIV rates, and literacy. The book also includes narratives of childhood memories from pre-revolutionary Cuba to the late 20th century, providing fresh insights into the cultural value attached to the family.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2003
First published:	December 2003
Authors:	Rosemarie Skaine
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	232
ISBN-13:	978-0-7864-1677-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General
LSN:	0-7864-1677-7
Barcode:	9780786416776

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