Family Configurations: A Structural Approach to Family Diversity - Softcover

Widmer, Eric D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138267880 ISBN 13: 9781138267886

Publisher: Routledge, 2016

Synopsis

Family Configurations develops current scholarship on families and intimate lives by demonstrating that family relationships, far from being fluid and inconsequential, are more structured and committed than ever. Based on a series of empirical studies carried out in the US and Europe, this volume reveals the diversity of family relationships that emerge as a result of various key family issues, emphasizing the supportive and disruptive interdependencies existing among large sets of family members beyond the nuclear family. By applying social network methods to uncover the relational patterns of contemporary families, and making use of rich empirical data, this book draws on recent developments in family sociology, social network analysis and kinship studies to present a fascinating interdisciplinary approach to the family.

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About the Author

Eric D. Widmer is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Geneva, Switzerland

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138267880
• ISBN 13: 9781138267886
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 180