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This volume tackles key issues in the changing nature of family life from a global perspective, and is essential reading for those studying and working with families.

  • Covers changes in couple relationships and the challenges these pose; parenting practices and their implications for child development; key contemporary global issues, such as migration, poverty, and the internet, and their impact on the family; and the role of the state in supporting family relationships
  • Includes a stellar cast of international contributors such as Paul Amato and John Coleman, and contributions from leading experts based in North Africa, Japan, Australia and New Zealand
  • Discusses topics such as cohabitation, divorce, single-parent households, same-sex partnerships, fertility, and domestic violence
  • Links research and practice and provides policy recommendations at the end of each chapter

Contemporary Issues in Family Studies: Global Perspectives on Partnerships, Parenting and Support in a Changing World

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 19/11/2013
    ISBN13: 9781119971030, 978-1119971030
    ISBN10: 1119971039

    Number of Pages: 444

    Non Fiction , Politics, Philosophy & Society

    Description

    This volume tackles key issues in the changing nature of family life from a global perspective, and is essential reading for those studying and working with families.

    • Covers changes in couple relationships and the challenges these pose; parenting practices and their implications for child development; key contemporary global issues, such as migration, poverty, and the internet, and their impact on the family; and the role of the state in supporting family relationships
    • Includes a stellar cast of international contributors such as Paul Amato and John Coleman, and contributions from leading experts based in North Africa, Japan, Australia and New Zealand
    • Discusses topics such as cohabitation, divorce, single-parent households, same-sex partnerships, fertility, and domestic violence
    • Links research and practice and provides policy recommendations at the end of each chapter

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