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OverviewWe are shaped by our early lives in our families, and in times of crisis, we turn to our families for help. Yet though we seek intimacy and support from our families, they can sometimes be places of stress and violence. Family explores contemporary Australian family life, looking at new partnership patterns, the decline in fertility, changing roles for fathers, children as consumers, the ageing population, and intimacy and power in family relationships. It examines the dissatisfaction many families now experience in terms of work/life balance, as parents juggle paid work and child care responsibilities. It also considers the impact of expectations of high levels of personal fulfillment not only on family relationships but on all aspects of life. With contributions from leading Australian family researchers including Kerreen Reiger, Barbara Pocock, Beryl Langer and Andrew Singleton this text is for tertiary courses in sociology, social work, education, community studies and other human service fields. It is also a valuable resource for policymakers and researchers. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Marilyn PoolePublisher: Taylor & Francis Imprint: Allen & Unwin Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.480kg ISBN: 9781741144543ISBN 10: 174114454 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 01 November 2004 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of Contents1. Changing families, changing times Marilyn Poole 2. Understanding the family: ideals and realities Marilyn Poole 3. History: the rise of a modern institution Kerreen Reiger 4. Diversity: beyond the nuclear family Saggers + Sims 5. Families and economies: what counts and what doesn't Grazyna Zajdow 6. Mothers: the more things change, the more they stay the same Barbara Pocock 7. Fathers: more than breadwinners? Andrew Singleton 8. Children: the consumer generation Beryl Langer 9. Ageing: new choices, new challenges Susan Feldman and Terence Seedsman 10. Family violence: the problem which does not go away Marilyn Poole 11. Fertility: changing pressures and choices Helen MarshallReviewsAuthor InformationMarilyn Poole is Associate Professor in the School of Social and International Studies at Deakin University. She is co-editor of A Certain Age and Sociology: Australian Connections. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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