{"product_id":"the-wiley-blackwell-companion-to-the-sociology-of-families-paperback-softback-9781119406037","title":"The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Families (Paperback \/ softback) 9781119406037","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Families\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJudith Treas (Edited by), J Treas (Author), Jacqueline Scott (Edited by), Martin Richards (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781119406037, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 18 August 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e608 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17 x 2.8 cm, 0.885 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by an international team of experts, this comprehensive volume investigates modern-day family relationships, partnering, and parenting set against a backdrop of rapid social, economic, cultural, and technological change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers a broad range of topics, including social inequality, parenting practices, children’s work, changing patterns of citizenship, multi-cultural families, and changes in welfare state protection for families\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes many European, North American and Asian examples written by a team of experts from across five continents\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures coverage of previously neglected groups, including immigrant and transnational families as well as families of gays and lesbians\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates how studying social change in families is fundamental for understanding the transformations in individual and social life across the globe\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExtensively reworked from the original Companion published over a decade ago: three-quarters of the material is completely new, and the remainder has been comprehensively updated\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes of Contributors viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Global Perspectives on Families\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Family Systems of the World: Are They Converging? 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGöran Therborn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Changing European Families 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrude Lappegård\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 American Families: Demographic Trends and Social Class 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWendy D. Manning and Susan L. Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Family Change in East Asia 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYen-Chun Cheryl Chen and Jui-Chung Allen Li\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Changes and Inequalities in Latin American Families 83\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrma Arriagada\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Diversity, Inequality, and Immigration\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Same-Sex Families 109\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimothy J. Biblarz, Megan Carroll and Nathaniel Burke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Family Poverty 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRys Farthing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Transnational Families 155\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLoretta Baldassar, Majella Kilkey, Laura Merla and Raelene Wilding\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Ethnic Diversity in the United Kingdom: Family Forms and Conjugality 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlison Shaw\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Immigrant Families and the Shifting Color Line in the United States 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaren D. Pyke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Family Forms and Family Influences\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Cohabitation: Recent Research and Implications 217\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRhiannon A. Kroeger and Pamela J. Smock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Partnerships, Family, and Personal Configurations 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEric D. Widmer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Health and Families 255\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeborah Carr, Kristen W. Springer and Kristi Williams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Religion and Families 277\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher G. Ellison and Xiaohe Xu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Family Processes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Divorce: Trends, Patterns, Causes, and Consequences 303\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJuho Härkönen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Partner Violence in World Perspective 323\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmily M. Douglas, Denise A. Hines and Murray A. Straus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Money Management, Gender, and Households 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSean R. Lauer and Carrie Yodanis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Family Transmission of Social and Cultural Capital 361\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eToby L. Parcel and Joshua A. Hendrix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Life Course Perspectives\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Adult Intergenerational Relationships 385\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatthijs Kalmijn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Children’s Families: A Child-Centered Perspective 404\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJacqueline Scott\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Fathers and Fatherhood 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin M. Roy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Aging Families and the Gendered Life Course 444\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhyllis Moen, Jack Lam and Melanie N.G. 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