Sociology: family and relationships

In contemporary western societies, there are increasing emphases on children being the responsibility of their parents, contained within the home, and on their compartmentalisation into separate and protected organised educational settings.

During the First World War the pioneer anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski found himself stranded on the Trobriand Islands, off the eastern coast of New Guinea.

During the First World War the pioneer anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski found himself stranded on the Trobriand Islands, off the eastern coast of New Guinea.

Adoption: Changing Families, Changing Times draws together contributions from all those with an interest in adoption: adopted people; birth parents and adoptive parents; practitioners and managers in the statutory and voluntary sectors; academics and policy makers.

Adoption: Changing Families, Changing Times draws together contributions from all those with an interest in adoption: adopted people; birth parents and adoptive parents; practitioners and managers in the statutory and voluntary sectors; academics and policy makers.

The institution of the family changed hugely during the course of the twentieth century.

The institution of the family changed hugely during the course of the twentieth century.

Though much has been written about twins, very little research has been done into their everyday lives, both postnatal and prenatal.

Though much has been written about twins, very little research has been done into their everyday lives, both postnatal and prenatal.

Since the development of modern medicine, men have become increasingly involved in childbearing as obstetricians and, more recently, as fathers.

Since the development of modern medicine, men have become increasingly involved in childbearing as obstetricians and, more recently, as fathers.

This timely and thought-provoking book explores how social and family change are colouring the experience of childhood.

This timely and thought-provoking book explores how social and family change are colouring the experience of childhood.

Sometimes social theory can seem dry and intimidating - as if it is something completely apart from everyday life.

Sometimes social theory can seem dry and intimidating - as if it is something completely apart from everyday life.

This is a collection of essays by one of the leading scholars of Chinese history, Patricia Buckley.

This is a collection of essays by one of the leading scholars of Chinese history, Patricia Buckley.

This book explores the use of technology in young people's social lives against a backdrop of "e;online safety measures"e; put in place by the UK government to ensure safe and risk free engagement with online services.

Sarah Pickard offers a detailed and wide-ranging assessment of electoral and non-electoral political participation of young people in contemporary Britain, drawing on perspectives and insights from youth studies, political science and political sociology.

First Published in 2002.

First Published in 2002.

What are the future prospects of the modern family?

What are the future prospects of the modern family?

By providing descriptions of the experiences of thirty rural Minnesota women, often in their own words, this timely and topical book examines the expectations, beliefs and values of the women as they grow old in rural America.

By providing descriptions of the experiences of thirty rural Minnesota women, often in their own words, this timely and topical book examines the expectations, beliefs and values of the women as they grow old in rural America.

The time we have to care for one another, especially for our children and our elderly, is more precious to us than anything else in the world.

Since the publication of the Coleman report in the US many decades ago, it has been widely accepted that the evidence that schools are marginal in the grand scheme of academic achievement is conclusive.

This book provides a unique overview of the development of justice-related beliefs in different socialization contexts, and also of the role this plays in protecting mental health and promoting career development for adolescents and young adults.

This book provides a unique overview of the development of justice-related beliefs in different socialization contexts, and also of the role this plays in protecting mental health and promoting career development for adolescents and young adults.

Girls, Boys and Junior Sexualities takes an insightful and in-depth look at the hidden worlds of young children's sexualities.

Girls, Boys and Junior Sexualities takes an insightful and in-depth look at the hidden worlds of young children's sexualities.

How do education and learning really impact on people's lives?

How do education and learning really impact on people's lives?

In this book Chris Jenks looks at what the ways in which we construct our image of childhood can tell us about ourselves.

In this book Chris Jenks looks at what the ways in which we construct our image of childhood can tell us about ourselves.

Sibling Identity and Relationships explores the special place that siblings occupy in the lives of children and young people, providing new insights into sibling identity and relationships.

Sibling Identity and Relationships explores the special place that siblings occupy in the lives of children and young people, providing new insights into sibling identity and relationships.

This revealing book explores the processes of racialization, class and gender, and examines how these processes play out in the everyday lives of white women living in London with young children.

This revealing book explores the processes of racialization, class and gender, and examines how these processes play out in the everyday lives of white women living in London with young children.

In the past twenty years there has been a growing interest in the issues surrounding men and masculinity.

In the past twenty years there has been a growing interest in the issues surrounding men and masculinity.

Based on an intensive fieldwork in a southern Hebei village in northern China (1992/3), the author takes an institutional approach and focuses on the way deliberate Chinese state policies driven by new economic and social agendas since the late 1970s have impacted on marriage, family relations and consequently on the way fertility trends have been adversely affected; the study is also very much concerned with the human dimension and the way in which such social and economic changes are perceived and applied in a rural community.

Based on an intensive fieldwork in a southern Hebei village in northern China (1992/3), the author takes an institutional approach and focuses on the way deliberate Chinese state policies driven by new economic and social agendas since the late 1970s have impacted on marriage, family relations and consequently on the way fertility trends have been adversely affected; the study is also very much concerned with the human dimension and the way in which such social and economic changes are perceived and applied in a rural community.

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.

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.

Single mothers caring for dependent children are an important and increasing population in industrialized countries.

Single mothers caring for dependent children are an important and increasing population in industrialized countries.

Over the past decade geographers have shown a growing interest in 'the body' as an important co-ordinate of subjectivity and as a way of understanding further relationships between people, place and space.

Over the past decade geographers have shown a growing interest in 'the body' as an important co-ordinate of subjectivity and as a way of understanding further relationships between people, place and space.

Inheritance, once the preserve of the propertied upper classes, has become a much more common experience.