Contemporary issues in family studies : global perspectives on partnerships, parenting and support in a changing world /

Contemporary issues in family studies : global perspectives on partnerships, parenting and support in a changing world /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Abela, Angela, Walker, Janet (Janet A.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley Blackwell, 2013.
Subjects:
Families.
Marriage.
Parenting.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Changing Couple and Family Relationships
  • Global Changes in Marriage, Parenting and Family Life : An Overview / Angela Abela and Janet Walker
  • Cohabitation or Marriage? Contemporary Living Arrangements in the West / Turid Noack, Eva Bernhardt and Kenneth Aarskang Wiik
  • 'Alone Together' Marriages and 'Living Apart Together' Relationships / Paul R. Amato and Lydia N. Hayes
  • Marriage and Divorce in the Western World / Jan Pryor
  • Divorce in the Arab Gulf Countries : A Major Challenge to Family and Society / Layachi Anser
  • Couple and Family Dynamics and Escalations in Violence / Justine van Lawick
  • Loving Diversity : Living in Intercultural Couple Relationships / Danika N. Hiew, W. Kim Halford and Shuang Liu
  • Growing Older in a Changing World : Opportunities and Challenges for Family Life and Social Support / John Bond
  • Part II. Parenthood, Parenting and Family Life
  • The Transition to Parenthood : Choices and Responsibilities / Janet Walker
  • Why Fewer Babies? Understanding and Responding to Low Fertility in Europe / Maria Letizia Tanturri
  • Mothers, Fathers, Families and Child Development / Gabriela Misca and Jo Smith
  • Raising Children in Single-Parent Families
  • Sexual Orientation, Marriage and Parenthood : A Global Perspective / Charlotte J. Patterson, Rachel G. Riskind and Samantha L. Tornello
  • Parenting Teenagers / John Coleman
  • Working Families : Who Cares? / Simon B. Burnett, Jonathan Swan and Cary Cooper
  • Children and Divorce in World Perspective / Paul R. Amato and Lisa M. Boyd
  • Part III. Global Impacts on Family Life
  • Globalisation and Family Life / Melinda Mills
  • The Internet and Its Implications for Children, Parents and Family Relationships / Monica T. Whitty
  • Immigrant Families Coming to the West / Ubaldo Martínez Viega
  • The 'Quiet Migration' : Challenges for Families with Children Adopted Internationally / Gabriela Misca
  • Families Living on the Margin in Affluent Societies / Angela Abela and Marie-Cécile Renoux
  • Mate Selection and Marriage : Stability in the Maghreb / Sabah Ayachi
  • Demographic Change and Its Impact on Relationships in Japan and East Asia / James M. Raymo
  • I Say a Little Prayer for You : Do Prayers Matter in Marriage and Family Life? / Frank D. Fincham
  • Part IV. Looking to the Future : The Role of States in Supporting Families
  • Why Should States Have an Interest in Making Families Stronger? / Ruth Farrugia
  • Making a Global Case for Family Policy : How Families Support Society and How Policies Support Families / Karen Bogenschneider
  • Partnerships, Parenting and Protecting Children's Best Interests : Implications for Policy and Practice / Janet Walker and Angela Abela.

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