Beyond the Family: The Social Organization of Human Reproduction

by A.F. Robertson

Reproduction is the most vital process in the regeneration of our species and our society. Nevertheless, its influence on the shape of the modern world has been consistently overlooked by social scientists who have emphasized the erosion of the family in industrialized societies. In A. F. Robertson's view families persist. And the goal of reproduction plays an essential role in everything from the organization of political parties to the growth of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520077210
• ISBN13: 9780520077218
• Release Date: October 1991
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"