| Description |
xxiv, 543 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. The family in history : The family in pre-state societies -- The family in antiquity -- The family in the holy Roman Empire : the influence of Christianity in reshaping the ancient and medieval family -- The family in early modern England -- The family in modern society : from the tyranny of rules to the whim of relationships -- pt. 2. Family transition in the world's cultures : Modern crises and the renegotiation of African familial relations -- The family |
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revolution in China -- The Hindu family : constraints of the past, strains on the present -- The family in the Jewish tradition -- The Muslim family : idealism and realism -- Some thoughts on the family in Latin America -- The Former East Bloc family in the modern world -- The decline of the Western family thesis : a critique and appraisal -- pt. 3. Family change, family stability, and public policy : Reflections on the family at century's end -- Feminism and the family |
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-- Fatherlessness in the United States -- Homosexual households and social stability -- Race, gender, "family values", and public policy -- The future of the family in an age of change -- Policy, law and family stability : from antiquity to the dawn of the third millenium. |
| Subject |
Genealogy.
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Families -- Cross-cultural studies.
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| Added Author |
Anderson, Gordon L. (Gordon Louis), 1947-
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| ISBN |
1885118058 cloth |
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1885118066 paper |
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