Family Obligations and Social Change by Janet Finch (English) Paperback Book

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A discussion of the nature of family life, especially the concepts of duty, responsibility and obligation. The author looks at political and popular debates in this area bringing together material from many disciplines within the social sciences.

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A discussion of the nature of family life, especially the concepts of duty, responsibility and obligation. The author looks at political and popular debates in this area bringing together material from many disciplines within the social sciences. She looks at the historical perspective, uses empirical evidence about contemporary families and highlights the gaps in research on these topics. The whole discussion is set in the context of current economic and social changes - including social policy and welfare provisions - which create external pressures upon family life. The author argues that these affect both the need for support and the capacity of family members to provide it

Author Biography

Dame Janet Valerie Finch DBE, DL, FAcSS is a British sociologist and academic administrator. She was Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Social Relations at Keele University, and has held a number of other public appointments in the UK.

Table of Contents

Support Between Kin - Who Gives What to Whom? Do Families Support Each Other More or Less than in the Past? Contexts of Kin Support - Economy and Demography - Law and Social Policy The Proper Thing to Do Working it Out Duty, Responsibility, Obligation - Distinctive Features of Family Life?

Details ISBN0745603246 Author Janet Finch Short Title FAMILY OBLIGATIONS & SOCIAL CH Series Family Life Series Language English ISBN-10 0745603246 ISBN-13 9780745603247 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 306.85 Year 1989 Imprint Polity Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations black & white illustrations Pages 269 DOI 10.1604/9780745603247 UK Release Date 1989-08-24 AU Release Date 1989-08-24 NZ Release Date 1989-08-24 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd Publication Date 1989-08-24 Alternative 9780745603230 Audience Undergraduate We've got this

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