Choices and constraints in family life /
Series: Themes in Canadian sociologyPublication details: Don Mills, Ontario : Oxford University Press, 2010.Edition: Second editionDescription: viii, 244 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:- 9780195431599
- 0195431596
- HQ 519 BAK
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Book | Whitecliffe Library Arts Therapy | Arts Therapy | HQ 519 BAK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0008210 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-237) and index.
Conceptualizing families -- Forming relationships -- Cohabitation and marriage -- Child-bearing, child-rearing, and childhood -- Household work and money -- Separation, divorce, and re-partnering -- Midlife, aging, and retirement -- Constraints on personal choices.
Designed specifically for sociology of the family courses, this text examines the choices and constraints placed on individuals, relationships, and marriages in light of both family circumstances and societal expectations. Using an interdisciplinary approach that draws on the latest research in sociology, psychology, anthropology, and social history, the author explores emerging patterns in family life, including rising rates of cohabitation among both heterosexual and same-sex couples; trends in birth rates; and higher rates of separation, re-partnering, and stepfamilies.--From publisher description.