Families in a Global Context (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Hennon, Charles B.; Wilson, Stephan M.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Learn what trends and factors are influencing families globally

How are families the same or different around the world? Families in a Global Context puts the similarities and differences into perspective, presenting an in-depth comparative analysis of family life in 17 countries around the world. Contributors discuss different countries' family life by using a standard framework to review major influences and patterns. The framework allows readers to do comparative reflection across several countries on a variety of daily living elements, including social and economic forces such as urbanization and modernization, changes in gender/courtship/spousal patterns, and war. This book provides an informative illustration of current as well as future trends of family life worldwide.

Each chapter in Families in a Global Context describes customary types of family patterns within each country's social organization and culture. Important social, economic, political, and other trends are explored in detail, and major ethnic, religious, or other subcultures are noted emphasizing marriage and family patterns that differ from the more typical ones. The book is extensively referenced and includes tables to clearly present data.

Countries explored in Families in a Global Context include:

• European countries of Wales, Sweden, Germany, Romania, and Italy
• African countries of Sierra Leone, South Africa, and Kenya
• Middle Eastern countries of Turkey and Iran
• Asian and Oceanian countries of India, China, the Philippines, and Australia
• Latin American countries of Brazil, Mexico, and Cuba

Topics discussed for each country in Families in a Global Context include:

• demographics
• mate selection patterns with an emphasis on the dynamics of couple formation
• marital roles
• the place and role of children and parenting in families
• socialization for gender roles
• differences in education, employment, and other opportunities
• major stressors affecting families, coping, and adaptation
• aging and life expectancy issues
• and much more!

Families in a Global Context is an insightful resource for researchers, educators, and advanced undergraduate and graduate students investigating comparative family topics of family life around the world and in cultural context.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 620
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Februar 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136867101
• Artikelnr.: 38270248

Autorenporträt

Charles B. Hennon

Inhaltsangabe

Contributors. Hennon
Wilson
Families in Global Context: Understanding Diversity through Comparative Analysis. Europe: Family Life in Wales
Sweden
Germany
Romania
and Italy. Betts
Day
The Family in Wales: Change and Transformation. Trost
Diversity of Families in Sweden. Hildenbrand
Diversity in Families: Germany. Popescu
Roth
Stress and Coping Among Romanian Families in the Post-Communist Period. Palomba
Family
Italian-style. Africa: Family Life in Sierra Leone
South Africa
and Kenya. Spencer-Walters
Family Patterns in Sierra Leone. Ziehl
Families and Households in South Africa. Ngige
Ondigi
Wilson
Family Diversity in Kenya. Middle East: Family Life in Turkey and Iran. Cindoglu
Cemrek
Toktas
Zencirci
The Family in Turkey: The Battleground of the Modern and the Traditional. Aghajanian
Family and Family Change in Iran. Asia and Oceania: Family Life in India
China
The Philippines
and Australia. Deosthale
Hennon
Family and Tradition in Modern India. Wang
Chinese Family-Developments and Changes. Medina
The Family in the Philippines. de Vaus
Australian Families: Social and Demographic Patterns. Latin America: Family Life in Brazil
Mexico
and Cuba. Afonso
Brazilian Families in the Confrontation Between Hierarchy and Equality. Esteinou
Mexican Families: Sociocultural and Demographic Patterns. Estrada
Diaz Canals
Family
Marriage
and Households in Cuba. Emerging Trends. Wilson
Hennon
Emerging Trends for Family Scholarship Across Societies. References. Index.