Wider Families

by Marvin B. Sussman and Dr Teresa Marciano

Here is a unique book that addresses the changing definition of family and explores the many types of relationships and the variety of people that are often central to our experience of family. A decline in the importance of traditional nuclear and extended families has led people to search for alternative relationships and support networks arising from lifestyle needs. These wider families are greater in width and scope than families formed by marriage...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560241675
• ISBN13: 9781560241676
• Release Date: August 1991
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 175 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.