1st Edition
Families, Labour and Love Family diversity in a changing world
By Maureen Baker
Copyright 2001
332 Pages
by
Routledge
332 Pages
by
Routledge
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We think of our family life as very personal, but in fact it is shaped by influences well beyond our control. Families, Labour and Love identifies the ways in which family and personal life in three 'settler' societies - Australia, New Zealand and Canada - has been shaped by colonisation, immigration, globalisation, demographic changes, law and policy. Baker shows that these three countries,... Read more
1 The personal and social world of families
2 Cultural variations in families
3 Early family life in settler societies
4 Conceptualising families
5 Intimacy, cohabitation and the quality of marriage
6 Childhood, reproduction and childcare
7 Families and paid/unpaid work
8 Separation, divorce and remarriage
9 State regulation of family life
10 The future of family life
Glossary
References
2 Cultural variations in families
3 Early family life in settler societies
4 Conceptualising families
5 Intimacy, cohabitation and the quality of marriage
6 Childhood, reproduction and childcare
7 Families and paid/unpaid work
8 Separation, divorce and remarriage
9 State regulation of family life
10 The future of family life
Glossary
References
Biography
Maureen Baker is Professor of Sociology at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. She has taught in several Canadian universities including the University of Toronto and McGill University, as well as in Australia. She is author of many books and articles on family and social issues.
