Close Relations: An Introduction to the Sociology of Families

Close Relations: An Introduction to the Sociology of Families
ISBN-10
0130914215
ISBN-13
9780130914217
Series
Close Relations
Category
Social Science
Pages
372
Language
English
Published
2002
Publisher
Prentice Hall
Authors
Lorne Tepperman, Susan A. McDaniel

Description

Appropriate for 1-semester courses in Marriage and the Family, and Sociology of the Family. Focuses on applications and theory for one semester courses. Several overarching themes help organize the material: an emphasis on processes (interaction, communication, cooperation and empathy) found in all families rather than on the specific forms of the family; the fact that the family is becoming more rather than less important, the constant tension between families, schools and work; and historical changes and cross-national comparisons. With a new chapter on Family Dynamics.

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