Key Concepts in Family Studies

This book's individual entries introduce, explain and contextualise the key topics within the study of the family. Definitions, summaries and key words are developed throughout with careful cross-referencing allowing students to move effortlessly between core ideas and themes.Each entry provides:'¢ Clear definitions'¢ Lucid accounts of key issues'¢ Up-to-date suggestions for further reading'¢ Informative cross-referencingRelevant, focused and accessible this book will provide students with an indispensible guide to the central concepts of family studies.

Jane Ribbens McCarthy is Reader in Family Studies in the Department of Social Policy and Criminology at the Open University. Rosalind Edwards is Professor in Sociology at the University of Southampton.