Companion to Sociology of Families

Jacqueline Scott is a Reader in Sociology at the University of Cambridge and Co-Director of the Cambridge Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Ageing. Her recent publications examine youth and disadvantage, inter-generational attitudinal change and cross-national comparisons of family and demographic change.

The Blackwell Companion to Sociology of Families is an authoritative volume of original essays by expert contributors. It tackles a range of issues relevant to family life today, such as social inequality, parenting practices, children's work, the changing patterns of citizenship, and challenges confronting multi-cultural families.

List of Contributors.Preface: (Jacqueline Scott, Judith Treas, and Martin Richards).Part I: Families in a Global World:.1. Globalization and Western Bias in Family Sociology: Don Edgar.2. Changing European Families: Trends and Issues: Kath Kiernan (University of York).3. Recent Demographic Trends in the US and Implications for Well-Being: Sinikka Elliott and Debra Umberson (University of Texas).4. Children, Families, States, and Changing Citizenship: Hilary Land (University of Bristol).5. Families and Local Communities: Graham Crow (University of Southampton) and Catherine Maclean.Part II: Life Course Perspectives on the Family:.6. Generations, the Life Course, and Family Change: J. Beth Mabry, Roseann Giarrusso, and Vern L. Bengtson (all University of Southern California).7. Children's Families: Jacqueline Scott (University of Cambridge).8. Aging and the Life Course: Chris Phillipson and Graham Allan (both Keele University).9. Parenting Practices: Duane F. Alwin (Pennsylvania State University).10. Time, Through the Life Course, in the Family: Jonathan Gershuny (University of Essex).Part III: Inequality and Diversity:.11. Inequality and the Family: Philip N. Cohen (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and Danielle MacCartney (Webster University).12. Families of the Poor: Robert Walker and Claire Collins (both Nottingham University).13. Social Capital and the Family: Frank F. Furstenberg and Sarah B. Kaplan (both University of Pennsylvania).14. Family, the State, and Health Care: Changing Roles in the New Century: Ronald J. Angel and Jacqueline L. Angel (both University of Texas at Austin).15. Immigrant Families in the US: Karen Pyke (University of California, Riverside).16. Immigrant Families in the UK: Alison Shaw (University of Oxford).Part IV: Changing Family Forms and Relationships:.17. Religion, Romantic Love, and the Family: Bryan S. Turner (National University of Singapore).18. Trends in Formation and Dissolution of Couples: Joanne J. Paetsch, Nicholas M. Bala, Lorne D. Bertrand, and Lisa Glennon (all University of Calgary).19. Children, Families, and Divorce: Jan Pryor (Victoria University of Wellington) and Liz Trinder (Newcastle University).20. The Lesbian and Gay Family: Jeffrey Weeks, Brian Heaphy, and Catherine Donovan (all Southbank University).21. Couples and Their Networks: Eric Widmer (University of Geneva).22. Men in Families and Households: David H.J. Morgan (University of Manchester).Part V: Changing Social Contexts:.23. Sex and Family: Changes and Challenges: Judith Treas (University of California, Irvine).24. Feminism and the Family: Michelle Budig (University of Massachusetts).25. Work and Families: Shirley Dex (University of London).26. Public Policy and Families: Wendy Sigle-Rushton and Catherine Kenney (both Princeton University).27. Assisted Reproduction, Genetic Technologies, and Family Life: Martin Richards (University of Cambridge).28. Families in a Runaway World: Ulrich Beck (University of Munich) and Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim (University of Erlangen).Bibliography.Index