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Contemporary Issues in Family Studies: Global Perspectives on Partnerships, Parenting and Support in a Changing World
By Janet Walker (editor) and Angela Abela (editor)
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Publisher Blackwell Pub
Publication date December 4, 2013
Pages 415
Binding Hardcover
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9781119971030
ISBN-10 1119971039
Dimensions 1 by 8 by 10 in.
Weight 2 lbs.
Original list price $85.95
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This volume tackles key issues in the changing nature of family life from a global perspective, and is essential reading for those studying and working with families.

  • Covers changes in couple relationships and the challenges these pose; parenting practices and their implications for child development; key contemporary global issues, such as migration, poverty, and the internet, and their impact on the family; and the role of the state in supporting family relationships
  • Includes a stellar cast of international contributors such as Paul Amato and John Coleman, and contributions from leading experts based in North Africa, Japan, Australia and New Zealand
  • Discusses topics such as cohabitation, divorce, single-parent households, same-sex partnerships, fertility,  and domestic violence
  • Links research and practice and provides policy recommendations at the end of each chapter


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With Angela Abela (other contributor) | from Blackwell Pub (December 4, 2013)
9781119971030 | details & prices | 415 pages | 8.00 × 10.00 × 1.00 in. | 2.05 lbs | List price $85.95
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