Families, Violence and Social Change

2005 Education

Author : Linda McKie
Release : 2005
Genre : Education
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Download or read book Families, Violence and Social Change written by Linda McKie. This book was released on 2005. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this innovative book, Linda McKie analyses violence among adults who are known to each other through intimate and family relationships. She examines the family as a changing institution and supposed haven from the public sphere of life, and uses case studies of domestic violence to develop a critical approach to sociological work on families and violence." "The book draws upon a range of sociological theories and research and, in particular, theories that address the themes of cohesion and conflict, and studies of gender and violence. Key reading for undergraduate students of the social sciences studying families, gender, health, criminology and the process and impact of social change."--BOOK JACKET.

Families, Violence and Social Change

2005-03-16 Education

Author : Linda McKie
Release : 2005-03-16
Genre : Education
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Book Rating : 450/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Families, Violence and Social Change written by Linda McKie. This book was released on 2005-03-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This comprehensive analysis on abuse committed in the home provides insights at both the micro and macro levels... The book combines legal and social science approaches in a way that makes it essential reading for anyone studying or working on violence-related issues.” Kevät Nousiainen, University of Helsinki, Johanna Niemi-Kiesiläinen, University of Umeå and Anu Pylkkänen, University of Helsinki. “This excellent book offers a timely intervention into debates about violence. Whilst most debates still focus on the spectacular rather than mundane forms of violence, Linda McKie uses a synthesis of legal, sociological and feminist research to show how current debates fail to deal with the violence that underpins our lives.” Prof Beverley Skeggs, University of London. An exciting new addition to the series, this book tackles assumptions surrounding the family as a changing institution and supposed haven from the public sphere of life. It considers families and social change in terms of concepts of power, inequality, gender, generations, sexuality and ethnicity. Some commentators suggest the family is threatened by increasing economic and social uncertainties and an enhanced focus upon the individual. This book provides a resume of these debates, as well as a critical review of the theories of family and social change: Charts social and economic changes and their impact on the family Considers the prevalence and nature of abuse within families Explores the relationship between social theory, families and changing issues in familial relationships Develops a theory of social change and families through a critical and pragmatic stance Key reading for undergraduate students of sociology reading courses such as family, gender, health, criminology and social change.

Families and Social Change in the Gulf Region

2020-09-14 Education

Author : Jennifer E. Lansford
Release : 2020-09-14
Genre : Education
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Download or read book Families and Social Change in the Gulf Region written by Jennifer E. Lansford. This book was released on 2020-09-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely volume explores the impact of dramatic social change that has disrupted established patterns of family life and human development in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council. It addresses several major deficits in knowledge regarding family issues in the Gulf countries, bringing a critical perspective to the emerging challenges facing families in this region. Lansford, Ben Brik, and Badahdah examine the role of urbanization, educational progress, emigration, globalization, and changes in the status of women on social change, as well as tackling issues related to marriage, fertility and parenthood, and family well-being. This book explores how family relationships and social policies can promote physical health, psychological well-being, social relationships, safety, cognitive development, and economic security in the Gulf countries, placing a unique emphasis on contemporary families in this region. Families and Social Change in the Gulf Region is essential reading for scholars from psychology, sociology, education, law, and public policy. It will also be of interest to graduate students in these disciplines.

Family Violence and Social Change in the Pacific Islands

2022-09-23 Social Science

Author : Lois Bastide
Release : 2022-09-23
Genre : Social Science
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Download or read book Family Violence and Social Change in the Pacific Islands written by Lois Bastide. This book was released on 2022-09-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pacific Islands have some of the highest rates of family violence in the world. Addressing the contemporary mutations of Pacific Island families and the shifting understandings of violence in the context of rapid social change, this book investigates the conflict dynamics generated by these transformations. The contributors draw from detailed case studies in a range of Pacific territories to examine family violence in relation to the social, economic and political situation of native populations as well as individual, collective and institutional responses to the development of violence within and upon the family. They focus on vernacular understandings, conflicting social norms, the emergence of different types of violent patterns, the impact of violence on individuals and communities, and local attempts at mitigating or combating it. Combining ethnographic expertise with engaged scholarship, this volume offers a vivid account of ongoing social change in Pacific Island societies and a crucial contribution to the understanding of family violence as a social process, cultural construct, and political issue. This book will appeal to scholars with interests in the sociology of violence and the family, Pacific studies, development studies, and the social and cultural anthropology of Oceania.

Women, Violence and Social Change

2003-12-16 Medical

Author : R. Emerson Dobash
Release : 2003-12-16
Genre : Medical
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Book Rating : 451/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Women, Violence and Social Change written by R. Emerson Dobash. This book was released on 2003-12-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women, Violence and Social Change demonstrates how refuges and shelters stand as the core of the battered women's movement, providing a basis for pragmatic support, political action and radical renewal. From this base movements in Britain and the United States have challenged the police, courts and social services to provide greater assistance to women. The book provides important evidence on the way social movements can successfully challenge institutions of the State as well as salutatory lessons on the nature of diverted and thwarted struggle. Throughout the book the Dobashes' years of researching violence against women is illustrated in the depth of their analysis. They maintain the tradition established in their first book, Violence Against Wives, which was widely accalimed.

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