INDICE: Contributors; Preface; Part I: Conceptualizing Families; 1: Patrizia Albanese: 'Introduction to Canada's Families: Historical and Recent Variations; Definitions and Theories'; Part II: The Life Course; 2: Rachel Ariss: 'Intimacy, Commitment, and Family Formation'; 3: Gillian Ranson: ''Bringing Up' and 'Growing Up': Parents, Children, and Family Life'; 4: Craig McKie: 'Separationand Divorce: Fragmentation and Renewal of Families'; 5: Karen M. Kobayashi: ''Mid-Life Crises': Understanding the Changing Nature of Relationships in Middle-Age Canadian Families'; 6: Lori D. Campbell and Michael Carroll: 'Aging in Canadian Families Today'; Part III: Family Issues; 7: Deborah K. van den Hoonaard: 'Marriage and Death Rituals' (NEW); 8: Andrea Doucet: 'Families and Work: Connecting Households, Workplaces, State Policies, and Communities; 9: Don Kerr and Joseph H. Michalski: 'Family Poverty in Canada: Correlates, Coping Strategies, and Consequences'; 10: Doreen M. Fumia: ''I Do' Belong in Canada: Same-Sex Relationships and Marriage'; 11: James S. Frideres: 'Building Bridges: Immigrant, Visible Minority, and Aboriginal Families in the Twenty-First Century'; 12: Michelle Owen: 'Lack of Support: Canadian Families and Disabilities'; 13: Claudia Malacrida: 'Parents with Disabilities' (NEW); Part IV: Problems, Policies, and Predictions; 14: Aysan Sev'er: 'All in the Family: Violence againstWomen, Children, and the Aged'; 15: Catherine Krull: 'Investing in Families and Children: Family Policies in Canada'; 16: Margrit Eichler: 'The Past of theFuture and the Future of the Family'; Glossary; References; Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-543123-0
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 368
- Fecha Publicación: 15/04/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés