Eric D Widmer

Family Configurations

A Structural Approach to Family Diversity

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Family Configurations develops current scholarship on families and intimate lives by demonstrating that family relationships, far from being fluid and inconsequential, are more structured and committed than ever. By applying social network methods to uncover the relational patterns of contemporary families, this book draws on recent developments in family sociology, social network analysis and kinship studies to present a fascinating interdisciplinary approach to the family.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 178
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. August 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9780754676799
• ISBN-10: 075467679X
• Artikelnr.: 45540104

Autorenporträt

Eric D. Widmer is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Geneva, Switzerland

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 IntroductionFrom the Family Institution to Family Configurations
Chapter 1a A Configurational Perspective on Families
Chapter 2 Who Are My Family Members?
Chapter 3 Family Social Capital
Chapter 4 Family Conflicts
Chapter 5 Post-divorce Families
Chapter 6 Families and Psychiatric Problems
Chapter 7 Short-term Changes in Families
Chapter 8 Family Trajectories
Chapter 9 ConclusionIndividualized Families