Tackling issues relevant to family life today, this authoritativeCompanion shows why studying social change in families isfundamental for understanding the transformations in individual andsocial life, across the globe.
* Contains original essays by expert contributors on a wide rangeof topics relating to the sociology of families.
* Includes coverage of social inequality, parenting practices,children's work, the changing patterns of citizenship, andmulti-cultural families.
* Gives special attention to European and North Americanexamples.
* Discusses previously neglected groups, including immigrantfamilies and gays and lesbians.
* Explores how revolutionary changes in aging, longevity, andsexual behavior have radically affected the experience of differentgenerations, and the relationships between them.