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Families

Paperback • 2024 • English • 1. edition

Families

By Vanessa May

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About the book

In this accessible and engagingly written book, Vanessa May invites readers into the rich world of thought, research and study of the highly diverse phenomenon of families and family life. The book explores what is and has been understood by ‘family’ in different sociocultural contexts and how family life intersects with social spheres such as the state, the labour market and the economy. Alongside broad social developments such as (post)colonialism and austerity and their connections with chang...Show more

Social theory
Social research and statistics
Sociology: family and relationships

Book details

ISBN

9781509518432

Publisher

Polity Press

Published year

2024

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Families

Format

Paperback

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