1st Edition
The Family, Politics, and Social Theory (RLE Social Theory)
By D.H.J. Morgan
Copyright 1985
330 Pages
by
Routledge
330 Pages
by
Routledge
330 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book explores and clarifies all the major issues and developments within ‘family theorising’. It covers the extraordinary growth and variety of approaches to the family over the last decade, the most significant being the impact of feminism and the professional and state intervention into the family through marital and family therapy. The author focuses on the growth of family counselling,... Read more
Part 1. Issues 1. Marriage Matters 2. The Medicalisation of Marriage 3. Politics, Family, State 4. Unspoken Themes: Inequality and Conflict 5. The Construction of a Public Issue Part 2. Themes 6. The Rapoports 7. Systems Theorising 8. Family History 9. Phenomenological Approaches 10. Critical Perspectives 11. Conclusion
Biography
D.H.J. Morgan
