1st Edition
Making a Go of It A Study of Stepfamilies in Sheffield
298 Pages
by
Routledge
298 Pages
by
Routledge
298 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1984, Making a Go of It presents findings from a study of remarried couples in Sheffield between 1976 and 1979. Including case studies from the families involved, it also discusses marriage as a social institution and some of the main theoretical and methodological issues which bear upon the study of family and domestic life. It was hoped that the book would be... Read more
Preface. 1. The Theory and Practice of Remarriage 2. A Natural History of the Research Project 3. The Private Troubles of the Remarried 4. Stepfamilies in the Public Sphere 5. Parents, Stepparents and Children 6. The Private Troubles and Public Issues of Stepfamilies: Problems and Interrelationships. Appendix 1: Life Histories. Appendix 2: Aides Memoires. Notes. Bibliography. Index.
Biography
Jacqueline Burgoyne and David Clark
