Family Configurations - Hardcover

Widmer, Eric D.

 
9780754676799: Family Configurations
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 075467679X ISBN 13: 9780754676799
Publisher: Routledge, 2010

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

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

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
075467679X
ISBN 13 
9780754676799
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
178

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