Stepfamilies / Graham Allan, Graham Crow, Sheila Hawker.
Series: Palgrave Macmillan studies in family and intimate lifePublication details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.Description: xi, 197 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:- 9781403904928 (hardback)
- 1403904928 (hardback)
- 306.874/7 22
- HQ759.92 .A43 2011
- SOC026010
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"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.
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.
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