{"product_id":"families-in-society-linda-mckie-9781861346438","title":"Families in Society: Boundaries and Relationships","description":"\u003cp\u003eAcknowledging the increasing diversity and complexity of families, this innovative book proposes a new conceptual framework for understanding families and other relationships that both challenges and attempts to reconcile traditional and contemporary approaches. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Using the notion of 'boundaries', the book shifts thinking from 'families as entities' to 'families as relationship processes'. Emphasising the processes that underlie boundary construction and reconstruction suggests that the key to understanding family life is the process of relationship formation. The ideas of entity, boundary, margins and hybridity provide a framework for understanding the diverse, and often contradictory, ways in which families contribute to society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Families in society makes a significant contribution to the academic literature on families and is essential reading for social science students, social researchers, policy makers and practitioners interested in families and relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Linda McKie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1861346433\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781861346438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Policy Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.64d","brand":"Linda McKie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47637309096191,"sku":"9781861346438","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_14f22bfb-064a-403f-af6e-dcf5a724af69.jpg?v=1765115344","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/families-in-society-linda-mckie-9781861346438","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}