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In the early 1980s it was fashionable to suggest that marriage as
an institution was in trouble, but there were widely differing
views as to whether or not this was really so. Originally published
in 1982, this title started as a small-scale exploratory study of
clients with marital problems and how they came to seek help. Using
a sociological approach to marriage, the authors compare the
medical and non-medical settings the clients attended and looks at
their social networks as a way to see how people view and conduct
their marital relationships. It also looks at the broader concept
of marriage and how it came to be seen as problematic in our
society and became part of wider public discourse at the time.
Today, reissued with a new preface, it can be read in its
historical context.
Originally published in 1987, now with a new preface, the focus of
this book is the distribution of material resources, notably money,
work, care and food, within and between households. Hitherto,
social policy research had tended to roll households and families
into one and consider them as ‘private’ spheres which only
connected with society via the male head of household – the
‘breadwinner’. Examination of resource distribution had stopped
short at the door of the household. The contributors to Give and
Take in Families open up the ‘Black Box’ of the family and
explore the assumption that resources are equitably distributed
between household members. A dominant concern is with gender
relations. Each study attempts to make women – as resources in
caring for other people, as providers of income, as transformers of
income into goods and services – visible in the household unit.
Findings from nine empirical studies are presented, examining
resource distribution in relation to the composition of households,
and the life cycles and life experiences of household members. A
wide variety of household types is considered, and attention is
given to households undergoing changes (such as divorce and
unemployment) that are likely to have major implications for
household structure and resources. The implications of these
innovative and thought-provoking studies for social policy are
considerable, with relevance to the fields of inequality and income
support, the provision of care for children and the elderly, the
labour market and divorce law. This book will still appeal to
practising researchers and students in the social sciences,
particularly women’s studies.
From the vantage point of forty years in social research and the
study of families, Julia Brannen offers an invaluable account of
how research is conducted and 'matters' at particular times. This
fascinating work covers key developments in the field that remain
of vital concern to society and demonstrates how social research is
an art as well as a science - a process that involves craft and
creativity.
Based on extensive interviews with young people between the ages of 18 and 30 in six countries across Europe, this source shows how rapid global economic and employment change, together with shifts in family structure and the gendering of work and home life, shape young people's orientations to work, the family and their combination. It looks at young people in a range of socio-economic groups and at various points in the world of work, from the unemployed through those in education or training, to those with steady jobs. eBook available with sample pages: 0203471857
Connecting Children focuses on children's understandings of care and their views of different family lives. It portrays the lives of children aged 11-12 and shows how families connect children in different ways both in the household but also in their wider kinship networks. The children studied reflect upon family life and especially upon situations where their own family lives change dramatically, such as when parents divorce or are unable to care for them. This book will be of interest to those working in education, social work, child care, counselling, social policy and childhood studies.
First Published in 1996. Research on childhood is a growing area of
interest in social policy. Covering both familial and institutional
settings, this book explores relevant issues, including the female
workforce and changing family forms.
First Published in 1996. Research on childhood is a growing area of
interest in social policy. Covering both familial and institutional
settings, this book explores relevant issues, including the female
workforce and changing family forms.
Much academic work on families and households has focused in the
past on the adult members. However, a surge of interest in
children's issues has occurred recently in the social sciences. A
key theoretical assumption in this area of research is that
children's relationships and cultures are worthy of study in their
own right and that children play an active part in the construction
of these cultures and relationships.; This work provides
perspectives on children in their family contexts. It shows that
children's needs and wishes have often been neglected in the social
sciences, especially in the areas of law, social policy and
sociology. The authors present empirical research on children and
young people in contemporary family settings and offer theoretical
insights which challenge existing thinking on modern childhood.
They draw on international comparisons between the condition of
childhood and children's welfare, putting forward an argument for
future research and policy initiatives needing to concentrate on,
and even privilege, children.
Much academic work on families and households has focused in the
past on the adult members. However, a surge of interest in
children's issues has occurred recently in the social sciences. A
key theoretical assumption in this area of research is that
children's relationships and cultures are worthy of study in their
own right and that children play an active part in the construction
of these cultures and relationships.; This work provides
perspectives on children in their family contexts. It shows that
children's needs and wishes have often been neglected in the social
sciences, especially in the areas of law, social policy and
sociology. The authors present empirical research on children and
young people in contemporary family settings and offer theoretical
insights which challenge existing thinking on modern childhood.
They draw on international comparisons between the condition of
childhood and children's welfare, putting forward an argument for
future research and policy initiatives needing to concentrate on,
and even privilege, children.
Engaging systematically with severe forms of poverty in Europe,
this important book stimulates academic, public and policy debate
by shedding light on aspects of deprivation and exclusion of people
in absolute poverty in affluent societies. It examines issues such
as access to health care, housing and nutrition, poverty related
shame, and violence. The book investigates different policy and
civic responses to extreme poverty, ranging from food donations to
penalisation and "social cleansing" of highly visible poor and how
it is related to concerns of ethics, justice and human dignity.
Across Europe the importance of reconciling paid work and family
life is increasingly recognised by a range of diverse government
regulations and organisational initiatives. At the same time,
employing organisations and the nature of work are undergoing
massive and rapid changes, in the context of global competition,
efficiency drives, as well as social and economic transformations
in emerging economies. "Work, families and organisations in
transition" illustrates how workplace practices and policies impact
on employees' experiences of "work-life balance" in contemporary
shifting contexts. Based upon cross-national case studies of public
and private sector workplaces carried out in Bulgaria, Norway,
Portugal, Slovenia, Sweden, the Netherlands and the UK, this
innovative book demonstrates the challenges that parents face as
they seek to negotiate work and family boundaries. The case studies
demonstrate that employed parents' needs and experiences depend on
many layers of context - global, European, national, workplace and
family. This book will be of interest to undergraduate and
postgraduate students of organisational psychology, sociology,
management and business studies, human resource management, social
policy, as well as employers, managers, trade unions and policy
makers.
Coming to Care offers an original contribution to the understanding
of care and care work in children's services in Britain in the
early twenty first century. It provides fascinating insights into
the factors that influence why people enter and leave care work,
their motivations and the intersection of their work with their
family lives. Focusing on four diverse groups of workers -
residential social workers, foster carers, family support workers
and community childminders - who take on the care of vulnerable
children and young people in the context of relatively low levels
of qualifications, the book examines their life course as care
workers. It explores: the range of factors that attract people into
care work, including the biographical circumstances and the
serendipitous factors that propel them into the work; their
understandings of and commitment to the work; and how their
identities as care workers are created and sustained. The book is
highly relevant to current policy debates about the development of
children's services and reforming the childcare workforce and
offers a range of practical recommendations. It should provide
interesting reading to policy makers and service providers, as well
as academics and students in the childcare and social care fields.
This book focuses on a key issue in the methodology of the social
and behavioural sciences: the mixing of different research methods.
The extent to which qualitative and quantitative research differ
from one another has long been a subject of debate. Although many
methodologists have concluded that the two approaches are not
mutually exclusive, there are few books on either the theory or the
practice of mixing methods. Mixing Methods: Qualitative and
Quantitative Research presents a comprehensive discussion of the
theoretical, methodological and practical issues. It also covers a
number of case studies of research which have successfully combined
qualitative and quantitative approaches. Contributors include
sociologists who have written extensively on the methodology of the
social sciences and researchers who have concerned themselves with
important social policy issues in the fields of further education,
community services and household finances.
This edited book guides students and researchers through the
processes of researching everyday stories about families.
Showcasing the wide range methods and data sources currently used
in narrative research, it features: Examples of real research into
historical and contemporary family practices from around the world.
Coverage of both traditional and cutting-edge topics, like
multi-method approaches, online research, and paradata. Practical
advice from leading figures in the field on how to incorporate
these methods and data sources into family narrative research. With
accessible language and features that help readers reflect on and
internalize key concepts, this book helps readers navigate
researching family lives with confidence and ease.
From the vantage point of forty years in social research and the
study of families, Julia Brannen offers an invaluable account of
how research is conducted and 'matters' at particular times. This
fascinating work covers key developments in the field that remain
of vital concern to society and demonstrates how social research is
an art as well as a science - a process that involves craft and
creativity.
This book takes a life course perspective, analysing and comparing
the biographies of mothers and fathers in seven European countries
in context. Based on an innovative, cross-national EU study, it
examines the ways in which working parents negotiate the transition
to parenthood and attempt to find a 'work-life balance'. Using
in-depth qualitative biographical data, the book offers a deep
understanding of working parents' real lives by locating them
within diverse national, workplace and family contexts. It provides
rich insights into how policies and practices at the institutional
level play out in individual and family lives, how they shape the
decisions during both transition phases and in parents' daily
experiences of juggling work and family life. It highlights some
difficult and complex issues about the sustainability of
contemporary working practices for bringing up children that are
highly relevant in times of economic retrenchment. 'Transitions to
parenthood in Europe' will be of interest to an academic readership
at all levels of the social sciences, as well as employers,
managers, trade unions and policy makers.
This book takes a life course perspective, analysing and comparing
the biographies of mothers and fathers in seven European countries
in context. Based on an innovative, cross-national EU study, it
examines the ways in which working parents negotiate the transition
to parenthood and attempt to find a 'work-life balance'. Using
in-depth qualitative biographical data, the book offers a deep
understanding of working parents' real lives by locating them
within diverse national, workplace and family contexts. It provides
rich insights into how policies and practices at the institutional
level play out in individual and family lives, how they shape the
decisions during both transition phases and in parents' daily
experiences of juggling work and family life. It highlights some
difficult and complex issues about the sustainability of
contemporary working practices for bringing up children that are
highly relevant in times of economic retrenchment. 'Transitions to
parenthood in Europe' will be of interest to an academic readership
at all levels of the social sciences, as well as employers,
managers, trade unions and policy makers.
With dual-working households now the norm, Food, Families and Work
is the first comprehensive study to explore how families negotiate
everyday food practices in the context of paid employment. As the
working hours of British parents are among the highest in Europe,
the United Kingdom provides a key case study for investigating the
relationship between parental employment and family food practices.
Focusing on issues such as the gender division of foodwork, the
impact of family income on diet, family meals, and the power
children wield over the food they eat, the book offers a
longitudinal view of family routines. It explores how the everyday
meanings of food change as children grow older and negotiate
changes in their own lives and those of their family members.
Drawing on extensive quantitative data from large-scale surveys of
food and diet - as well as qualitative evidence - to emphasise the
larger global context of social and economic change and shifting
patterns of family life, Rebecca O'Connell and Julia Brannen
present a holistic overview of food practices within busy
contemporary family lives. Featuring perspectives from both parents
and children, this innovative approach to some of the most
hotly-debated topics in food studies is a must-read for students
and scholars in food studies, sociology, anthropology, nutrition
and public health.
With dual-working households now the norm, Food, Families and Work
is the first comprehensive study to explore how families negotiate
everyday food practices in the context of paid employment. As the
working hours of British parents are among the highest in Europe,
the United Kingdom provides a key case study for investigating the
relationship between parental employment and family food practices.
Focusing on issues such as the gender division of foodwork, the
impact of family income on diet, family meals, and the power
children wield over the food they eat, the book offers a
longitudinal view of family routines. It explores how the everyday
meanings of food change as children grow older and negotiate
changes in their own lives and those of their family members.
Drawing on extensive quantitative data from large-scale surveys of
food and diet - as well as qualitative evidence - to emphasise the
larger global context of social and economic change and shifting
patterns of family life, Rebecca O'Connell and Julia Brannen
present a holistic overview of food practices within busy
contemporary family lives. Featuring perspectives from both parents
and children, this innovative approach to some of the most
hotly-debated topics in food studies is a must-read for students
and scholars in food studies, sociology, anthropology, nutrition
and public health.
* What is it like to be a teenager today? * How do parents and
teenagers experience their roles and responsiblities? * And how
does the problem of health - a major cultural goal of the twentieth
century - figure in the perspective and priorties of young people
and their parents This book seeks to answer these questions in a
unique study of over 800 16-year-olds. Taking family life as the
focus, the book explores a critical moment in teenagers and parents
lives with respect to the transition to adulthood, a point a which
young people and parents take important decisions about the future,
especially concerning education, training and the labour market.
This edited book guides students and researchers through the
processes of researching everyday stories about families.
Showcasing the wide range methods and data sources currently used
in narrative research, it features: Examples of real research into
historical and contemporary family practices from around the world.
Coverage of both traditional and cutting-edge topics, like
multi-method approaches, online research, and paradata. Practical
advice from leading figures in the field on how to incorporate
these methods and data sources into family narrative research. With
accessible language and features that help readers reflect on and
internalize key concepts, this book helps readers navigate
researching family lives with confidence and ease.
The SAGE Handbook of Social Research Methods is a must for every
social-science researcher. It charts the new and evolving terrain
of social research methodology, covering qualitative, quantitative
and mixed methods in one volume. The Handbook includes chapters on
each phase of the research process: research design, methods of
data collection, and the processes of analyzing and interpreting
data. The volume maintains that there is much more to research than
learning skills and techniques; methodology involves the fit
between theory, research questions research design and analysis.
The book also includes several chapters that describe historical
and current directions in social research, debating crucial
subjects such as qualitative versus quantitative paradigms, how to
judge the credibility of types of research, and the increasingly
topical issue of research ethics. The Handbook serves as an
invaluable resource for approaching research with an open mind.
This volume maps the field of social research methods using an
approach that will prove valuable for both students and
researchers.
Connecting Children focuses on children's understandings of care
and their views of different family lives. It portrays the lives of
children aged 11-12 and shows how families connect children in
different ways both in the household but also in their wider
kinship networks. The children studied reflect upon family life and
especially upon situations where their own family lives change
dramatically, such as when parents divorce or are unable to care
for them.
This book will be of interest to those working in education,
social work, child care, counselling, social policy and childhood
studies.
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