Families In Todays World
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Author |
: David Cheal |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 193 |
Release |
: 2008-06-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781134241460 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1134241461 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Synopsis Families in Today's World by : David Cheal
An international textbook designed as a quick introduction for students from around the world studying sociology of family, this text provides comprehensive coverage of the major topics in the sociology of family life. Written in an easy access style it opens with a chapter on defining family and family structures. It then moves on to discuss over a dozen major topics; from interaction and meaning in families to sexuality. David Cheal provides coverage of these topics by drawing on a variety of international material. Most of the studies focus on contemporary family life but Cheal also presents information on historical changes which have shaped family life as it is known today. This book an incredibly valuable teaching tool as it presents diversity in family patterns through thinking about family life from a global perspective.
Author |
: David Cheal |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 183 |
Release |
: 2008-06-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781134241477 |
ISBN-13 |
: 113424147X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Synopsis Families in Today's World by : David Cheal
An international textbook designed as a quick introduction for students from around the world studying sociology of family, this text provides comprehensive coverage of the major topics in the sociology of family life. Written in an easy access style it opens with a chapter on defining family and family structures. It then moves on to discuss over a dozen major topics; from interaction and meaning in families to sexuality. David Cheal provides coverage of these topics by drawing on a variety of international material. Most of the studies focus on contemporary family life but Cheal also presents information on historical changes which have shaped family life as it is known today. This book an incredibly valuable teaching tool as it presents diversity in family patterns through thinking about family life from a global perspective.
Author |
: Bert N. Adams |
Publisher |
: SAGE |
Total Pages |
: 666 |
Release |
: 2005 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0761927638 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780761927631 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Synopsis Handbook of World Families by : Bert N. Adams
The Handbook of World Families clarifies and promotes a cross-cultural perspective on the family by an examination of 25 countries worldwide, with the same topics covered in parallel fashion for each. These topics include a brief demographic and historic description of the country, mate selection, child rearing practices, gender roles, family stresses and violence, divorce and remarriage, kinship, aging and death, and the family within the broader societal institutions including politics, economics, and religion.
Author |
: Perdita Huston |
Publisher |
: Feminist Press at CUNY |
Total Pages |
: 376 |
Release |
: 2001 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1558612505 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781558612501 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Synopsis Families as We are by : Perdita Huston
Initimate interviews with family members capture the changes and challenges facing families worldwide.
Author |
: Angela Abela |
Publisher |
: John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages |
: 502 |
Release |
: 2013-10-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781118321034 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1118321030 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Synopsis Contemporary Issues in Family Studies by : Angela Abela
This volume tackles key issues in the changing nature of family life from a global perspective, and is essential reading for those studying and working with families. Covers changes in couple relationships and the challenges these pose; parenting practices and their implications for child development; key contemporary global issues, such as migration, poverty, and the internet, and their impact on the family; and the role of the state in supporting family relationships Includes a stellar cast of international contributors such as Paul Amato and John Coleman, and contributions from leading experts based in North Africa, Japan, Australia and New Zealand Discusses topics such as cohabitation, divorce, single-parent households, same-sex partnerships, fertility, and domestic violence Links research and practice and provides policy recommendations at the end of each chapter
Author |
: Carolyn Osiek |
Publisher |
: Westminster John Knox Press |
Total Pages |
: 344 |
Release |
: 1997-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0664255469 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780664255466 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Synopsis Families in the New Testament World by : Carolyn Osiek
What was the family like for the first Christians? Informed by archaeological work and illustrated by figures, this work is a remarkable window into the past, one that both informs and illuminates our current condition. The Family, Culture, and Religion series offers informed and responsible analyses of the state of the American family from a religious perspective and provides practical assistance for the family's revitalization.
Author |
: Laurel Anderson |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: |
Release |
: 2013 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1524912751 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781524912758 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Synopsis Dancing in Today's World by : Laurel Anderson
Author |
: John DeFrain |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 493 |
Release |
: 2014-06-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317960218 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317960211 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (18 Downloads) |
Synopsis Strong Families Around the World by : John DeFrain
The strengths of families from culture to culture, when compared to each other, are remarkably similar and give us common ground around the world upon which to unite and develop mutual understanding. Strengths-Based Research and Perspectives: Strong Families Around the World, provides a conceptual framework for global family strengths, discussing the diverse strengths and challenges that families face regardless of location. This book presents 43 expert authors from 18 countries in all seven major areas in the world who explain what it means to be a family in the context of their country and the challenges their country faces in the world today. Focusing on the latest studies of similarities between strong families of different cultures, Strengths-Based Research and Perspectives: Strong Families Around the World presents a wide variety of disciplines, including family studies, family education, family therapy, modern languages, psychology, social work, sociology, cultural anthropology, and nursing. This insightful text centers on the Family Strengths Perspective, a paradigm that not only recognizes that there are problems in families today, but demonstrates clearly how these can be dealt with successfully. This valuable resource provides case study examples, quotations from literature and cultural mythology, tables, figures, and extensive references to give readers an in-depth understanding of the issues from strengths-based perspectives. Topics in Strengths-Based Research and Perspectives: Strong Families Around the World include: an introduction into the Family Strengths Perspective the International Family Strengths Model the propositions of the Family Strengths Perspective how the Family Strengths Perspective fits with other conceptual frameworks families from a global perspective a conceptual framework for understanding global family strengths and challenges Strengths-Based Research and Perspectives: Strong Families Around the World is useful as a text in marriage and family relationships classes, cross-cultural family patterns classes, strengths-based practitioner training classes, and family therapy and family educator training classes. This valuable resource will also be of great interest to family educators, family therapists, psychologists, social workers, nurses, and religious counselors.
Author |
: Peter Menzel |
Publisher |
: Univ of California Press |
Total Pages |
: 274 |
Release |
: 1994 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0871564300 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780871564306 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Synopsis Material World by : Peter Menzel
A photo-journey through the homes and lives of 30 families, revealing culture and economic levels around the world.
Author |
: Heather Adamson |
Publisher |
: Capstone |
Total Pages |
: 28 |
Release |
: 2008 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1429600195 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781429600194 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Synopsis Families in Many Cultures by : Heather Adamson
Simple text and photographs present families from many cultures.