Handbook of world families /
Handbook of world families /
World families
edited by Bert N. Adams, Jan Trost.
- xii, 649 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Families in Kenya / Nigerian families / Families in South Africa / Australian families / Chinese families / The contemporary Indian family / South Korean families / Taiwan's families / Families in Austria / Belgium's families / The Czech family / Finland's families / Families in Germany / Families in Hungary / The family in Portugal : past and present / Scandinavian families / Families in Turkey / The family in Argentina : modernity, economic crisis, and politics / Families in Cuba : from colonialism to revolution / The family in Puerto Rico : colonialism, industrialization, and migration / Families in Iran : the contemporary situation / Families in Israel / Kuwait's families / Families in Canada / U.S. families / Bert N. Adams and Jan Trost -- Edward K. Mburugu and Bert N. Adams -- Innocent Victor Ogo Modo -- Susan C. Ziehl -- David de Vaus -- Xuewen Sheng -- J. P. Singh -- Kwang-Kyu Lee -- Yu-Hua Chen and Chin-Chun Yi -- Rudolf Richter and Sandra Kytir -- Wilfried Dumon -- Ivo Mozny and Tomas Katrnak -- Hannele Forsberg -- Thomas Klein and Bernhard Nauck -- Olga Toth and Peter Somlai -- Fausto Amaro -- Jan Trost and Irene Levin -- Bernhard Nauck and Daniela Klaus -- Elizabeth Jelin -- Anne R. Roschelle, Maura I. Toro-Morn and Elisa Facio -- Maura I. Toro-Morn -- Taghi Azadarmaki -- Ruth Katz and Yoav Lavee -- Fahad Al Naser -- Carol D. H. Harvey -- Barbara H. Settles. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
"The Handbook of World Families provides a cross-cultural perspective on the family by examining family life in 25 countries worldwide. The countries included in this volume are organized by six world regions including Africa, Asia/South Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and North America - offering readers the most thorough and balanced cross-cultural examination of world families available. Editors Bert N. Adams and Jan Trost, along with contributions by top family studies experts from around the world, ensure reliable, cutting-edge research and perspectives." "The Handbook of World Families is an excellent addition to any academic library and an important resource for scholars and academics in the fields of Family Studies and Sociology. It can also be used in graduate-level courses on the family in cross-cultural perspective, comparative family organization, and world families."--BOOK JACKET.
0761927638 9780761927631
2004013899
Families.
Families--Cross-cultural studies
HQ515 / .H3356 2005
306.85
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Families in Kenya / Nigerian families / Families in South Africa / Australian families / Chinese families / The contemporary Indian family / South Korean families / Taiwan's families / Families in Austria / Belgium's families / The Czech family / Finland's families / Families in Germany / Families in Hungary / The family in Portugal : past and present / Scandinavian families / Families in Turkey / The family in Argentina : modernity, economic crisis, and politics / Families in Cuba : from colonialism to revolution / The family in Puerto Rico : colonialism, industrialization, and migration / Families in Iran : the contemporary situation / Families in Israel / Kuwait's families / Families in Canada / U.S. families / Bert N. Adams and Jan Trost -- Edward K. Mburugu and Bert N. Adams -- Innocent Victor Ogo Modo -- Susan C. Ziehl -- David de Vaus -- Xuewen Sheng -- J. P. Singh -- Kwang-Kyu Lee -- Yu-Hua Chen and Chin-Chun Yi -- Rudolf Richter and Sandra Kytir -- Wilfried Dumon -- Ivo Mozny and Tomas Katrnak -- Hannele Forsberg -- Thomas Klein and Bernhard Nauck -- Olga Toth and Peter Somlai -- Fausto Amaro -- Jan Trost and Irene Levin -- Bernhard Nauck and Daniela Klaus -- Elizabeth Jelin -- Anne R. Roschelle, Maura I. Toro-Morn and Elisa Facio -- Maura I. Toro-Morn -- Taghi Azadarmaki -- Ruth Katz and Yoav Lavee -- Fahad Al Naser -- Carol D. H. Harvey -- Barbara H. Settles. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
"The Handbook of World Families provides a cross-cultural perspective on the family by examining family life in 25 countries worldwide. The countries included in this volume are organized by six world regions including Africa, Asia/South Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and North America - offering readers the most thorough and balanced cross-cultural examination of world families available. Editors Bert N. Adams and Jan Trost, along with contributions by top family studies experts from around the world, ensure reliable, cutting-edge research and perspectives." "The Handbook of World Families is an excellent addition to any academic library and an important resource for scholars and academics in the fields of Family Studies and Sociology. It can also be used in graduate-level courses on the family in cross-cultural perspective, comparative family organization, and world families."--BOOK JACKET.
0761927638 9780761927631
2004013899
Families.
Families--Cross-cultural studies
HQ515 / .H3356 2005
306.85