Families and kinship in contemporary Europe: rules and practices of relatedness

Instead of seeing the family as a 'monolithic' entity, as though separate from its surroundings, this new approach draws attention to assemblages of various types that in different constellations and through different transactions relate people to each other as families and kin. RIITTA JALLINOJA is Professor Emerita of Sociology at Helsinki University,Finland. She has published several books on family, and has co-edited with Eric Widmer the book 'Beyond the Nuclear Family: Families in a Configurational Perspective.'. '' . ERIC WIDMER is Professor in the Department of Sociology, University of Geneva, Switzerland. His research interests include family and other interpersonal relationships, life course, social norms, and social networks. INDICE: PART I: OUTLINING RELATEDNESS - Introduction; 'R.Jallinoja '&' E.D.Widmer' - Relationality and Socio-cultural Theories of Family Life; 'C.Smart - 'PART II: ASSEMBLING FAMILIES - Making Family at Wedding: Bilateral Kinship and Equality; 'F. Maillochon '&' A-M Castrén' - Christmas Celebration, an Annual Family Gathering; 'R.Hauri - 'Family Photographs: Putting Families on Display; 'A.Gomila - 'Obituaries as Family Assemblages; 'R.Jallinoja - 'PART III: SETTING UP FAMILIES WITH SIGNIFICANT OTHERS - Couple Formation as a Transition between Families; 'L.Bernardi '&' A.Oppo' - Social Networks and Family Formation; 'S.Keim - 'Exclusivity and Inclusivity in Transnational Adoption; 'R.Högbacka - 'PART IV: FAMILIES IN THE REMAKING - Money and the Dynamics of Intimate Relationships; 'C.Ruiner, A.Hirseland '&' W.Schneider' - Making Families at anOld Age; 'D.S-korová' - Reassembling Families after Divorce; 'U.Zartler - 'Families in a Globalized World; 'E.Beck-Gernsheim - 'PART V: FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS AS SOCIAL CAPITAL - Family Relations as Social Capital; 'G.Rossi, R.Bonini '&' S.Mazzucchelli - 'The Fabric of Trust in Families: Inherited or Achieved?; 'I.De Carlo '&' E.D.Widmer' - Afterthoughts; 'R.Jallinoja '&' E.D.Widmer - 'Bibliography - Index

• ISBN: 978-0-230-28428-9
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 296
• Fecha Publicación: 08/02/2011
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