Full Description
Families, Relationships and Intimate Life, Second Edition is a thorough exploration of the controversies, contradictions and broad patterns that characterise contemporary relationships and families. Beginning with the conceptual scaffolding of families in their historical and cultural context this text includes the key cultural differences of ethnicity, class and sexuality. Theoretical perspectives including functionalism, feminist approaches and reflexive modernisation are also clearly outlined. Once the groundwork has been established this book delves into examining the complexity of contemporary family life, covering key elements in the life course - childhood, youth, partnering, parenting and ageing and both the positive and negative sides of family life including intimacy and violence.
Contents
1. INTRODUCTION; 2. RELATIONSHIPS AND FAMILIES OVER TIME; 3. DIVERSITY IN FAMILIES AND RELATIONSHIPS; 4. SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON RELATIONSHIPS AND FAMILIES; 5. YOUNG PEOPLE, RELATIONSHIPS AND SEXUALITY; 6. LOVE, COMMITMENT AND MARRIAGE; 7. RELATING BEYOND THE COHABITING COUPLE HOUSEHOLD; 8. FERTILITY, TECHNOLOGY AND FAMILY CHANGE; 9. PARENTING, CHILDREN AND CHILDCARE; 10. FAMILIES AND LABOUR; 11. SEPARATION, DIVORCE AND RECONSTITUTED FAMILIES; 12. VIOLENCE IN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS; 13.AGEING, CARE AND INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS; 14. CONCLUSION: NEW FAMILIES, NEW RELATIONSHIPS?
