TY - BOOK AU - Treas,Judith AU - Scott,Jacqueline L. AU - Richards,Martin TI - The Wiley Blackwell companion to the sociology of families T2 - Wiley Blackwell companions to sociology SN - 9781118374092 AV - HQ519 U1 - 306.85 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Chichester, West Sussex, UK, Malden, MA PB - Wiley Blackwell KW - Families KW - Research KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE KW - Public Policy KW - Cultural Policy KW - bisacsh KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - Anthropology KW - Cultural KW - Popular Culture KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - Unprecedented social changes are taking place that pose new challenges for families. The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Families brings together a collection of original essays that investigate partnering, parenting, and families against the backdrop of rapid social change brought about by globalization, contested cultural values, severe economic shocks, new technologies, and widespread rethinking of welfare state protection for families today; Judith Treas is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Demographic and Social Analysis at the University of California, Irvine, USA; Jacqueline Scott is Professor of empirical Sociology in the Faculty of Human, Social and Political Science, and a Fellow of Queens' College, University of Cambridge, UK; Martin Richards is Emeritus Professor of Family Research, Centre for Family Research, University of Cambridge, UK. --Book Jacket UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118374085 ER -