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Family Life in Western Societies: A Historical Sociology of Family Relationships in Britain and North America
J. E. Goldthorpe
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Paperback. This book was first published in 1987, offering a masterly review and synthesis of the available literature on family life in western societies. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440. Very good copy with light shelf wear
This book was first published in 1987, offering a masterly review and synthesis of the available literature on family life in western societies. This book presents a distinctive approach to family sociology, focusing on two related questions: Why did we have the kind of family life we did when we did? and why did we have the kind of sociology of family life we did when we did? Goldthorpe employs a doubly historical perspective in which both 'family life', as opposed to 'the family', and sociological thought about family life, are alike seen as processes in time and in relation ... Read more
This book was first published in 1987, offering a masterly review and synthesis of the available literature on family life in western societies. This book presents a distinctive approach to family sociology, focusing on two related questions: Why did we have the kind of family life we did when we did? and why did we have the kind of sociology of family life we did when we did? Goldthorpe employs a doubly historical perspective in which both 'family life', as opposed to 'the family', and sociological thought about family life, are alike seen as processes in time and in relation ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521337526
SKU
KCW0009028
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