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Families and Kinship in Contemporary Europe : Rules and Practices of Relatedness /

Instead of seeing the family as a 'monolithic' entity, as though separate from its surroundings, this new approach draws attention to assemblages of various types that in different constellations and through different transactions relate people to each other as families and kin.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Jallinoja, Riitta (Editor), Widmer, Eric D. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Series:Palgrave Macmillan studies in family and intimate life.
Subjects:
Social Sciences.
Childhood, Adolescence and Society.
Children, Youth and Family Policy.
European Culture.
Family.
Social work.
Sociology of Culture.
Adolescence.
Children.
Ethnology > Europe.
Families.
Religion and culture.
Social groups.
Social policy.
Social sciences.
Social service.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Instead of seeing the family as a 'monolithic' entity, as though separate from its surroundings, this new approach draws attention to assemblages of various types that in different constellations and through different transactions relate people to each other as families and kin.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XIV, 278 pages)
ISBN:9780230307452
DOI:10.1057/9780230307452