Family research. Basic concepts. Tutorial

A textbook written in an unusual format, in fact, is an encyclopedia by name. The authors - English sociologists Jane Ribbens McCarthy and Rosalind Edwards - offer a conceptual apparatus with a convenient internal link system, show how the values ​​of the usual terms are changing depending on different global, social and historical contexts, and introduce the reader with the basic theoretical concepts, data of empirical studies and Modern scientific literature on family problems. In the book, you can find references not only to key disciplines of surnames - sociology, psychology, demography, law and economics - but also to social policy, social geography, political science, and religious studies.
The publication will be useful both to specialists in the field of family research, teachers and students, and a wide range of readers