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The New Family?

By Elizabeth Bortolaia Silva , Carol Smart

Book information

Publisher
Sage Publications Ltd
Year
1999
ISBN
076195855X, 9780761958550
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11412799 bytes)
Pages
192\188
Time added
2016-09-25 14:08:24

Description

Concern and debate over changes to family life have increased in the last decade, as a result of evolving employment patterns, shifting gender relations and more openness about sexual orientation. Most politicians and researchers have viewed these changes as harmful, suggesting that the family as an institution should not alter. The `New' Family? challenges these dominant views. Leading academics in the field consider current diverse practices in families, and reveal the lack of balance between policies based on how families should be and how they actually are, illustrating the need for a broader definition of family. This book shows the need to take fluidity and change in family arrangements seriously, rather

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