Families and Kinship in Contemporary Europe Rules and Practices of Relatedness |
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Author:
| Jallinoja, Riitta |
Editor:
| Widmer, Eric D. |
ISBN: | 978-0-230-28428-9 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2011 |
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan Limited
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $167.95 |
Book Description:
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Instead of seeing the family as a 'monolithic' entity, as though separate from its surroundings, this new approach draws attention to assemblages of various types that in different constellations and through different transactions relate people to each other as families and kin.
Instead of seeing the family as a 'monolithic' entity, as though separate from its surroundings, this new approach draws attention to assemblages of various types that in different constellations and through different transactions relate people to each other as families and kin.