Key Concepts in Family Studies

Ribbens McCarthy, Jane and Edwards, Rosalind (2011). Key Concepts in Family Studies. London: Sage.

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Abstract

Taken from the book to be published by Sage in December 2010, this document provides the Introduction to the book, in which the authors discuss issues in Family Studies as a contemporary field of academic and professional work. Their discussion includes: some of the different positions adopted by researchers towards the use of the language of 'family'; the broad themes generally included in this field of study; and dilemmas in evaluations of, and interventions in, family lives.

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• Item ORO ID
• 23416
• Item Type
• Book
• ISBN
• 1-4129-2006-X, 978-1-4129-2006-3
• Extra Information
• Attached file is the Introduction, uploaded with kind permission from the publisher, Sage.
• Keywords
• families; family studies; children; parents; marriage; kinship; home; household; resources; relationships; childbearing; diversity
• Academic Unit or School
• Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Social Sciences and Global Studies > Social Policy and Criminology
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Social Sciences and Global Studies
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS)
• Copyright Holders
• © 2011 The Authors
• Depositing User
• Jane Ribbens McCarthy