New Times: New Families (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2002)

There can be little doubt that ours is a society riding the crest of vast and profound social and economic change. The material conditions and social landscapes through which we experience our lives are increasingly an unchartered sea of unanticipated shift and hidden consequence and many of us have the unsettling feeling that we are out of our depth. It is natural to respond to this rapid and fundamental change with concern, particularly when many of the enduring keystones of our lives have been problematized. Family is one such keystone. Family-and its apparent decline-is a topic of great interest. The breakdown of marriage and other relationships, family roles and responsibilities, the alienation of children, the rights of grandparents, juvenile crime and drug usage, and the emotional fallout of divorce are all current and emotive issues. Few individuals remain untouched by this debate. The changes we are witnessing in relation to family are made all the more worrisome because we have a limited vocabulary for discussing and understanding profound change-a vocabulary characterized by normative framings and assumptions of deficit. It is very easy to look at the changes in 'traditional' family structure and read 'breakdown', 'decline' and 'loss'. A politics of blame and rhetoric of 'reconstitution' very quickly follows. However, given the fundamental nature of contemporary social and economic change, this is not an adequate response.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Release date:	December 2010
First published:	2002
Authors:	V. Carrington
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	161
Edition:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2002
ISBN-13:	978-90-481-5962-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General
LSN:	90-481-5962-8
Barcode:	9789048159628

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