Families, Violence and Social Change

by Linda McKie

An exciting new addition to the series, this book tackles assumptions surrounding the family as a changing institution and supposed haven from the public sphere of life it considers families and social change in terms of concepts of power, inequality, gender, generations, sexuality and ethnicity. Some commentators suggest the family is threatened by increasing economic and social uncertainties and an enhanced focus upon the individual. This book provides...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0335211585
• ISBN13: 9780335211586
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Open University Press
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 8.9"