{"product_id":"wb-comp-to-sociology-of-famili-paperback","title":"WB Comp to Sociology of Famili - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJudith Treas\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJacqueline Scott\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMartin Richards\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by an international team of experts, this comprehensive volume investigates modern-day family relationships, partnering, and parenting set against a backdrop of rapid social, economic, cultural, and technological change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers a broad range of topics, including social inequality, parenting practices, children's work, changing patterns of citizenship, multi-cultural families, and changes in welfare state protection for families\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes many European, North American and Asian examples written by a team of experts from across five continents\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures coverage of previously neglected groups, including immigrant and transnational families as well as families of gays and lesbians\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates how studying social change in families is fundamental for understanding the transformations in individual and social life across the globe\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExtensively reworked from the original Companion published over a decade ago: three-quarters of the material is completely new, and the remainder has been comprehensively updated\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The editors incorporate some of the biggest names in family sociology alongside those of newer scholars. Notably, the book focuses on trends and changes in families globally, allowing the authors to explore the ways in which forces such as globalization and the global recession impact all aspects of family life, from marriage to fertility. . . Appropriate for advanced family scholars while also accessible for students. . . Summing Up: Highly recommended. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Choice \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Unprecedented social changes are taking place that pose new challenges for families. \u003ci\u003eThe Wiley Blackwell Companion to The Sociology of Families\u003c\/i\u003e brings together a collection of original essays that investigate partnering, parenting, and families against the backdrop of rapid social change brought about by globalization, contested cultural values, severe economic shocks, new technologies, and widespread rethinking of welfare state protection for families today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Written by a team of leading researchers from five continents, these newly commissioned essays maintain a focus on family inequality and diversity over the life course while offering fresh insights into new family forms and intimate relationships. Extensively reworked since its publication over a decade ago, the volume spans a broad range of topics including changes to partnering and parenting in North American, European, Asian, and Latin American families; intergenerational relationships; immigrant and transnational families; cohabitation and divorce; same-sex families; and much more. Authoritative and timely, \u003ci\u003eThe Wiley Blackwell Companion to The Sociology of Families\u003c\/i\u003e offers illuminating insights into the complex processes that are transforming family life in our globalized world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"The editors incorporate some of the biggest names in family sociology alongside those of newer scholars. Notably, the book focuses on trends and changes in families globally, allowing the authors to explore the ways in which forces such as globalization and the global recession impact all aspects of family life, from marriage to fertility. . . Appropriate for advanced family scholars while also accessible for students. . . Summing Up: Highly recommended.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Choice \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Unprecedented social changes are taking place that pose new challenges for families. \u003ci\u003eThe Wiley Blackwell Companion to The Sociology of Families\u003c\/i\u003e brings together a collection of original essays that investigate partnering, parenting, and families against the backdrop of rapid social change brought about by globalization, contested cultural values, severe economic shocks, new technologies, and widespread rethinking of welfare state protection for families today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Written by a team of leading researchers from five continents, these newly commissioned essays maintain a focus on family inequality and diversity over the life course while offering fresh insights into new family forms and intimate relationships. Extensively reworked since its publication over a decade ago, the volume spans a broad range of topics including changes to partnering and parenting in North American, European, Asian, and Latin American families; intergenerational relationships; immigrant and transnational families; cohabitation and divorce; same-sex families; and much more. Authoritative and timely, \u003ci\u003eThe Wiley Blackwell Companion to The Sociology of Families\u003c\/i\u003e offers illuminating insights into the complex processes that are transforming family life in our globalized world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e JUDITH TREAS\u003c\/b\u003e is Chancellor's Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Demographic and Social Analysis at the University of California, Irvine. Her previous book, edited with Sonja Drobnič, is \u003ci\u003eDividing the Domestic: Men, Women and Household Work in Cross-National Perspective \u003c\/i\u003e(2010). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e JACQUELINE SCOTT\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Empirical Sociology in the Faculty of Human, Social and Political Sciences, University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Queens' College. Her recent edited books include \u003ci\u003eGendered Lives: Gender Inequalities in Production and Reproduction\u003c\/i\u003e (with Shirley Dex and Anke Plagnol, 2012); \u003ci\u003eGender Inequalities in the 21st Century: New Barriers and Continuing Constraints\u003c\/i\u003e (with Rosemary Crompton and Clare Lyonette, 2010); and \u003ci\u003eWomen and Employment: Changing Lives and New Challenges\u003c\/i\u003e (with Shirley Dex and Heather Joshi, 2009). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e MARTIN RICHARDS\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Family Research, Centre for Family Research, University of Cambridge. His recent books include \u003ci\u003eReproductive Donation: Practice, Policy and Bioethics\u003c\/i\u003e (edited with Guido Pennings and John B. Appleby, 2012), and \u003ci\u003eWe Are Family? Relatedness in Assisted Reproduction: Families, Origins and Identities\u003c\/i\u003e (edited with Tabitha Freeman, Fatemeh Ebtehaj, and Susanna Graham, 2014).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 608\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.6 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 14, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42127724413063,"sku":"9781119406037","price":86.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/fd0dcfdeab8f7fc7a93cd511aa812301.webp?v=1732590222","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/wb-comp-to-sociology-of-famili-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}