ABSTRACT

Designed for use on introductory sociology courses, Family Studies is the first UK text book in the subject. Each chapter is designed to work as an individual units of study in a course on the family.

chapter 1|5 pages

Family lives

chapter |9 pages

Biology and universality

chapter |12 pages

Contemporary trends in families

chapter 2|1 pages

Theorising family lives

chapter |1 pages

The difficulty of theorising families

chapter |16 pages

Why have theory?

chapter |6 pages

Family discourses and practices

chapter 3|7 pages

Family Studies

chapter |1 pages

Our ignorance

chapter |3 pages

Confronting responsibility

chapter |6 pages

Developing a new Family Studies

chapter |1 pages

Family Associations

chapter |1 pages

A Family Studies perspective

chapter |1 pages

Suggested reading

chapter 4|1 pages

Families in society

chapter |1 pages

Family abuse

chapter |7 pages

What is family abuse?

chapter |2 pages

Paid work roles

chapter |2 pages

Unemployment

chapter |1 pages

Paid work, retirement and gender

chapter |3 pages

Environments beyond families

chapter |3 pages

Shopping

chapter |4 pages

Mealtimes

chapter |10 pages

Bedtimes

chapter 5|7 pages

Children in families

chapter |3 pages

Who socialises who?

chapter |12 pages

Experiences of children

chapter 6|5 pages

Partnering

chapter |5 pages

Sexuality

chapter |9 pages

Marriages

chapter |3 pages

Adultery and sexuality

chapter 7|2 pages

Parenting

chapter |2 pages

Single parenthood

chapter |4 pages

The practice of parenting

chapter |4 pages

Childlessness and pronatalism

chapter |9 pages

The transition to parenting

chapter |3 pages

Fatherhood

chapter 8|2 pages

Putting families first

chapter |8 pages

Value placed on family living

chapter |6 pages

Business and industry

chapter |1 pages

Marriage and divorce

chapter |2 pages

Family life education 190

chapter |5 pages

Law and crime