ISBN:
9781452231679
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (xvi, 307 p.)
,
Ill.
DDC:
306.85
Abstract:
Based upon the author's experiences studying families in 42 countries, this text presents an overview of family life around the world. Organized thematically, rather than geographically the volume addresses such topics as types of marriages parenthood, feminist theories on the family, the socialization of gender, and domestic violence.
Note:
Description based on print version record
URL:
http://sk.sagepub.com/books/the-family-in-global-perspective