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

by Angela Abela and Janet Walker

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1119971039
• ISBN13: 9781119971030
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 444 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.6" x 9.6"