Handbook of World Families

Editors: Adams, Bert N. and Trost, Jan
Publication Year: 2005
Publisher: SAGE Publications

Single-User Purchase Price: $231.00
Unlimited-User Purchase Price: $346.50
ISBN: 978-0-7619-2763-1
Category: Social Sciences - Sociology
Image Count: 43
Book Status: Available
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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.

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Table of Contents

  • Introduction - BERT N. ADAMS AND JAN TROST
  • PART I: AFRICA
  • 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
  • PART II: ASIA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC
  • 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
  • PART III: EUROPE
  • 9. Families in Austria - RUDOLF RICHTER AND SANDRA KYTIR
  • 10. Belgium's Families - WILFRIED DUMON
  • 11. The Czech Family - IVO MOZNÝ AND TOMÁŠ KATRNÁK
  • 12. Finland's Families - HANNELE FORSBERG
  • 13. Families in Germany - THOMAS KLEIN AND BERNHARD NAUCK
  • 14. Families in Hungary - OLGA TÓTH 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
  • PART IV: LATIN AMERICA
  • 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
  • PART V: THE MIDDLE EAST
  • 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
  • PART VI: NORTH AMERICA
  • 24. Families in Canada - CAROL D. H. HARVEY
  • 25. U.S. Families - BARBARA H. SETTLES
  • Epilogue
  • About the Editors
  • About the Contributors