Handbook of World Families - Hardcover

Adams, Bert N.; Trost, Jan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0761927638 ISBN 13: 9780761927631

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2004

Synopsis

The Handbook of World Families provides a cross-cultural perspective on the family by examining family life in 25 countries worldwide. The countries included in this volume are organized by six world regions including Africa, Asia/South Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and North America - offering readers the most thorough and balanced cross-cultural examination of world families available. Editors Bert N. Adams and Jan Trost, along with contributions by top family studies experts from around the world, ensure reliable, cutting-edge research and perspectives.

About this title

About the Author:

Jan Trost is Professor of Sociology at the University of Uppsala in Uppsala, Sweden. He is a former President of the International Sociological Association (ISA) and Honorary Chair of the Committee on Family Research of the ISA. He is the author of several books and numerous journal articles and travels frequently to maintain professional contacts and collaborations throughout the world. 

Review:

"In the Handbook of World Families, Bert Adams and Jan Trost, two of the leading scholars in the field of comparative family studies, have masterfully edited a book that comparatively examines families from 25 nations located around the world. The chapter contributors have both theoretical and research knowledge as well as lived experiences of respective nation’s families. The result is a well written, highly informed, and authoritative handbook that investigates an extensive range of family issues from local, national, and global perspectives. This book will be of vital interest for academics, students, family practitioners, and professionals, as well as for all those who wish to study and understand families in the contemporary world that is undergoing so much change."

Author: Mark Hutter Published On: 2004-06-24

"Bert Adams and Jan Trost have conducted an extensive and impressive co-ordination project, bringing together authors from 25 countries to write about family life in six major regions of the world. At a time when we are moving more and more toward a global village, this ambitious book provides evidence of world-wide trends in families and family relations. It also illustrates the resilience of local cultures, seen in variations among nations in trends and responses to them. This is a very useful resource for obtaining the kind of baseline information that is essential to comparative work.As well, a number of chapters contribute to our understanding of the complexities and politics of family life, starting with what is meant by family. This book will educate many about other parts of the world and the central place of families in them." Author: Ingrid Arnet Connidis Published On: 2004-08-03

About this edition

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0761927638
• ISBN 13: 9780761927631
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 664