TY  - BOOK
AU  - Adams,Bert N.
AU  - Trost,Jan
TI  - Handbook of world families
SN  - 0761927638
AV  - HQ515 .H3356 2005
U1  - 306.85 22
PY  - 2005///]
CY  - Thousand Oaks, Calif.
PB  - Sage Publications
KW  - Families
KW  - Cross-cultural studies
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction; Bert N. Adams and Jan Trost --; 1; Families in Kenya; Edward K. Mburugu and Bert N. Adams --; 2; Nigerian families; Innocent Victor Ogo Modo --; 3; Families in South Africa; Susan C. Ziehl --; 4; Australian families; David de Vaus --; 5; Chinese families; Xuewen Sheng --; 6; The contemporary Indian family; J. P. Singh --; 7; South Korean families; Kwang-Kyu Lee --; 8; Taiwan's families; Yu-Hua Chen and Chin-Chun Yi --; 9; Families in Austria; Rudolf Richter and Sandra Kytir --; 10; Belgium's families; Wilfried Dumon --; 11; The Czech family; Ivo Mozny and Tomas Katrnak --; 12; Finland's families; Hannele Forsberg --; 13; Families in Germany; Thomas Klein and Bernhard Nauck --; 14; Families in Hungary; Olga Toth and Peter Somlai --; 15; The family in Portugal : past and present; Fausto Amaro --; 16; Scandinavian families; Jan Trost and Irene Levin --; 17; Families in Turkey; Bernhard Nauck and Daniela Klaus --; 18; The family in Argentina : modernity, economic crisis, and politics; Elizabeth Jelin --; 19; Families in Cuba : from colonialism to revolution; Anne R. Roschelle, Maura I. Toro-Morn and Elisa Facio --; 20; The family in Puerto Rico : colonialism, industrialization, and migration; Maura I. Toro-Morn --; 21; Families in Iran : the contemporary situation; Taghi Azadarmaki --; 22; Families in Israel; Ruth Katz and Yoav Lavee --; 23; Kuwait's families; Fahad Al Naser --; 24; Families in Canada; Carol D. H. Harvey --; 25; U.S. families; Barbara H. Settles
N2  - "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
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