| Author: | Adrian Wilson | ISBN: | 9781134963720 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | August 26, 2002 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Adrian Wilson |
| ISBN: | 9781134963720 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | August 26, 2002 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Adrian Wilson provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of the family. The book opens with a chapter on family structure, looking at the family historically and in cross-cultural perspective. Following this is a review first of theoretical approaches to the family, including functionalist, feminist, Marxist and radical criticism, and second, how the family is studied sociologically. Chapters 4 and 5 look at the changing British family and British families today, and the concluding chapters examine family problems, for example, divorce, violence, one -parent families, and the family and the state.
Adrian Wilson provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of the family. The book opens with a chapter on family structure, looking at the family historically and in cross-cultural perspective. Following this is a review first of theoretical approaches to the family, including functionalist, feminist, Marxist and radical criticism, and second, how the family is studied sociologically. Chapters 4 and 5 look at the changing British family and British families today, and the concluding chapters examine family problems, for example, divorce, violence, one -parent families, and the family and the state.
