Stepfamilies /
Allan, Graham, 1948-
Stepfamilies / Graham Allan, Graham Crow, Sheila Hawker. - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. - xi, 197 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Palgrave Macmillan studies in family and intimate life . - Palgrave Macmillan studies in family and intimate life. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- The Social and Legal Context -- Solidarities and Boundaries -- Step-Parents and Step-Children -- Change and Dynamics -- Fathers and Mothers Apart -- Stepfamily Kinship -- Conclusions: Commitment and Contingency.
"This is a much-needed sociological review of stepfamily life, examining the particular issues and challenges which people in stepfamilies face. Combining published studies and original fieldwork, it focuses on the internal dynamics of stepfamily households as well as the relationships sustained with those outside the household"--Provided by publisher.
9781403904928 (hardback) 1403904928 (hardback)
2010050290
Stepfamilies.
Remarriage.
Stepchildren.
Interpersonal relations.
HQ759.92 / .A43 2011
306.874/7
Stepfamilies / Graham Allan, Graham Crow, Sheila Hawker. - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. - xi, 197 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Palgrave Macmillan studies in family and intimate life . - Palgrave Macmillan studies in family and intimate life. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- The Social and Legal Context -- Solidarities and Boundaries -- Step-Parents and Step-Children -- Change and Dynamics -- Fathers and Mothers Apart -- Stepfamily Kinship -- Conclusions: Commitment and Contingency.
"This is a much-needed sociological review of stepfamily life, examining the particular issues and challenges which people in stepfamilies face. Combining published studies and original fieldwork, it focuses on the internal dynamics of stepfamily households as well as the relationships sustained with those outside the household"--Provided by publisher.
9781403904928 (hardback) 1403904928 (hardback)
2010050290
Stepfamilies.
Remarriage.
Stepchildren.
Interpersonal relations.
HQ759.92 / .A43 2011
306.874/7