Families, Relationships and Intimate Life (Paperback)

Deborah Dempsey

ISBN 10: 0195525647 / ISBN 13: 9780195525649

Published by Oxford University Press Australia, Melbourne, 2014

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Paperback. Families, Relationships and Intimate Life, Second Edition is a thorough exploration of the controversies, contradictions and broad patterns that characterise contemporary relationships and families. Beginning with the conceptual scaffolding of families in their historical and cultural context this text includes the key cultural differences of ethnicity, class and sexuality. Theoretical perspectives including functionalism, feminist approaches and reflexivemodernisation are also clearly outlined. Once the groundwork has been established this book delves into examining the complexity of contemporary family life, covering key elements in the life course -childhood, youth, partnering, parenting and ageing and both the positive and negative sides of family life including intimacy and violence. Families, Relationships and Intimate Life, Second Edition is a thorough exploration of the controversies, contradictions and broad patterns that characterise contemporary relationships and families. Beginning with the conceptual scaffolding of families in their historical and cultural context this text includes the key cultural differences of ethnicity, class and sexuality. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Families, Relationships and Intimate Life (Paperback)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Australia, Melbourne
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195525647
• ISBN 13: 9780195525649
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Families, Relationships and Intimate Life, Second Edition is a thorough exploration of the controversies, contradictions and broad patterns that characterize contemporary relationships and families. Beginning with the conceptual scaffolding of families in their historical and cultural context this text includes the key cultural differences of ethnicity, class and sexuality. Theoretical perspectives including functionalism, feminist approaches and reflexive modernization are also clearly outlined. Once the groundwork has been established this book delves into examining the complexity of contemporary family life, covering key elements in the life course - childhood, youth, partnering, parenting and ageing and both the positive and negative sides of family life including intimacy and violence.

About the Author

Deborah Dempsey, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Deputy Chair, Swinburne University,Jo Lindsay, Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences, Monash University


Deborah Dempsey - Senior Lecturer, School of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, Swinburne University

Jo Lindsay - Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences, Monash University and President of the Australian Sociological Society