Handbook of world families / edited by Bert N. Adams, Jan Trost.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Adams, Bert N.

Trost, Jan, 1935-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Families.

Families--Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 649 p.) : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This handbook clarifies & promotes a cross-cultural perspective on the family by an examination of 25 countries worldwide, with the same topics covered in parallel fashion for each. Topics include mate selection, child rearing practices, gender roles family stresses & violence.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Introduction; Part I: AFRICA; 1 - Families in Kenya; 2 - Nigerian Families; 3 - Families in South Africa; Part II: ASIA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC; 4 - Australian Families; 5 - Chinese Families; 6 - The Contemporary Indian Family; 7 - South Korean Families; 8 - Taiwan's Families; 9 - Families in Austria; 10 - Belgium's Families; 11 - The Czech Family; 12 - Finland's Families; 13 - Families in Germany; 14 - Families in Hungary; 15 - The Family in Portugal: Past and Present; 16 - Scandinavian Families; 17 - Families in Turkey; Part IV: LATIN AMERICA

18 - The Family in Argentina: Modernity, Economic Crisis, and Politics19 - Families in Cuba: From Colonialism to Revolution; 20 - The Family in Puerto Rico: Colonialism, Industrialization, and Migration; Part V: THE MIDDLE EAST; 21 - Families in Iran: The Contemporary Situation; 22 - Families in Israel; 23 - Kuwait's Families; Part VI: NORTH AMERICA; 24 - Families in Canada; 25 - U.S. Families; Epilogue; Author Index; Subject Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781782688693

1782688692

9781452261577

1452261571

9781412975957

1412975956

OCLC:

815785993