Families as They Really Are

By: Risman, Barbara J.

Book Overview

Families as They Really Are goes to the heart of the family values debate by reframing the question about families from "Are they breaking down?" to "Where are they going, how, and why?" Essays in the book are not reprints; you won't find them anywhere else. Each article is a new contribution to the research and theory about families, drawn from an interdisciplinary community of experts. The four parts of Families as They Really Are focus on how we...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393932788
• ISBN13: 9780393932782
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"