Change and Diversity in Intimate Relations,
2nd Edition
By Deborah Chambers and Pablo Gracia
Family relations are undergoing dramatic changes globally and locally. At the same time, certain features of family life endure. This popular book, now in a fully updated second edition, presents a comprehensive assessment of recent research on 'family', parenting, childhood, and interpersonal ties.
A Sociology of Family Life queries assumptions about the disintegration of 'the family' by revealing a remarkable persistence of commitment and reciprocity across cultures, within new as well as traditional family forms. Yet, while new kinds of intimate relationships such as 'friends as a family' and LGBTQ+ intimacies become commonplace, such personal relationships can still be difficult to negotiate in the face of wider structural norms. With a focus on factors such as class, gender, race, ethnicity, and sexuality, this new edition highlights inequalities that influence and curb families and personal life transnationally. Alongside substantial new material on cultural and digital transformations, the book features extensive updates on issues ranging from demography, migration, aging, and government policies to reproductive technologies, employment, and care.
With a global focus and blending theory with real-life examples, this insightful and engaging book will remain indispensable to students across the social sciences.
Read and download the full book here
Family relations are undergoing dramatic changes globally and locally. At the same time, certain features of family life endure. This popular book, now in a fully updated second edition, presents a comprehensive assessment of recent research on 'family', parenting, childhood, and interpersonal ties.
A Sociology of Family Life queries assumptions about the disintegration of 'the family' by revealing a remarkable persistence of commitment and reciprocity across cultures, within new as well as traditional family forms. Yet, while new kinds of intimate relationships such as 'friends as a family' and LGBTQ+ intimacies become commonplace, such personal relationships can still be difficult to negotiate in the face of wider structural norms. With a focus on factors such as class, gender, race, ethnicity, and sexuality, this new edition highlights inequalities that influence and curb families and personal life transnationally. Alongside substantial new material on cultural and digital transformations, the book features extensive updates on issues ranging from demography, migration, aging, and government policies to reproductive technologies, employment, and care.
With a global focus and blending theory with real-life examples, this insightful and engaging book will remain indispensable to students across the social sciences.
Read and download the full book here
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