Families and Kinship in Contemporary Europe Rules and Practices of Relatedness |
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| Author:
| Jallinoja, Riitta |
| Editor:
| Widmer, Eric D. |
| Series title: | Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-230-28428-9 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2011 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan Limited
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| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $54.99 |
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.