Family Configurations

A Structural Approach to Family Diversity

Eric D. Widmer (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

180 Seiten

2016
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-26788-6 (ISBN)

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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. Based on a series of empirical studies carried out in the US and Europe, this volume reveals the diversity of family relationships that emerge as a result of various key family issues, emphasizing the supportive and disruptive interdependencies existing among large sets of family members beyond the nuclear family. By applying social network methods to uncover the relational patterns of contemporary families, and making use of rich empirical data, this book draws on recent developments in family sociology, social network analysis and kinship studies to present a fascinating interdisciplinary approach to the family.

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

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;

Erscheinungsdatum	07.01.2017
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie
ISBN-10	1-138-26788-0 / 1138267880
ISBN-13	978-1-138-26788-6 / 9781138267886
Zustand	Neuware