ISBN:
9780789027078
,
9780789027085
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
Online-Ressource (xxiv, 596 p)
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Paralleltitel:
Print version Families in a Global Context
DDC:
306.8509
Schlagwort(e):
Families Cross-cultural studies
;
Cross-Cultural Comparison
;
Cultural Diversity
;
Family
Kurzfassung:
Learn what trends and factors are influencing families globally How are families the same or different around the world? Families in a Global Context puts the similarities and differences into perspective, presenting an in-depth comparative analysis of family life in 17 countries around the world. Contributors discuss different countries' family life by using a standard framework to review major influences and patterns. The framework allows readers to do comparative reflection across several countries on a variety of daily living elements, including social and economic forces such as urbanizat
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Familes in global context: understanding diversity through comparative analysis / Charles B. Hennon, Stephan M. WilsonThe family in Wales: change and transformation / Sandra Betts, Graham Day -- Diversity of families in Sweden / Jan Trost -- Diversity in families: Germany / Bruno Hildenbrand -- Stress and coping among Romanian families in the post-communist period / Livia Popescu, Maria Roth -- Family, Italian-style / Rossela Palomba -- Family patterns in Sierra Leona / Tom-Spencer -Walters -- Families and households in South Africa / Susan Ziehl -- Family diversity in Kenya / Lucy W. Ngige, Alice N. Ondigi, Stephan M. Wilson -- The family in Turkey: the battleground of the modern and the traditional / Dilek Cindoglu ... [et al.] -- Family and family change in Iran / Akbar Aghajanian -- Family and tradition in modern India / Duleep C. Desosthale, Charles B. Hennon -- Chinese family-developments and changes / Aimin Wang -- The family in the Philippines / Belen T.G. Medina -- Australian Families: social and demographic patterns / David de Vaus -- Brazilian families in the confrontation between hierarchy and equality / Maria Lúcia M. Afonso -- Mexican families: sociocultural and demographic patterns / Rosario Esteinou -- Family, marriage, and households in Cuba / Ana Vera Estrada, Teresa Diaz Canals -- Emerging trends for family scholarship across societies / Stephan M. Wilson, Charles B. Hennon.
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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