{"product_id":"families-relationships-and-intimate-life-deborah-dempsey-9780195525649","title":"Families, Relationships and Intimate Life","description":"\u003cem\u003eFamilies, Relationships and Intimate Life, Second Edition\u003c\/em\u003e is a thorough exploration of the controversies, contradictions and broad patterns that characterize contemporary relationships and families. Beginning with the conceptual scaffolding of families in their historical and cultural context this text includes the key cultural differences of ethnicity, class and sexuality. Theoretical perspectives including functionalism, feminist approaches and reflexive modernization are also clearly outlined. Once the groundwork has been established this book delves into examining the complexity of contemporary family life, covering key elements in the life course - childhood, youth, partnering, parenting and ageing and both the positive and negative sides of family life including intimacy and violence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deborah Dempsey,Jo Lindsay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195525647\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195525649\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 6.70w x 0.80d","brand":"Deborah Dempsey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47424979403007,"sku":"9780195525649","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8e3e858e-6431-498b-8767-0fef6d0a963a.jpg?v=1761536168","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/families-relationships-and-intimate-life-deborah-dempsey-9780195525649","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}