| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 649 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Families in Kenya / Edward K. Mburugu and Bert N. Adams -- Nigerian families / Innocent Victor Ogo Modo -- Families in South Africa / Susan C. Ziehl -- Australian families / David de Vaus -- Chinese families / Xuewen Sheng -- The contemporary Indian family / J.P. Singh -- South Korean families / Kwang-Kyu Lee -- Taiwan's families / Yu-Hua Chen and Chin-Chun Yi -- Families in Austria / Rudolf Richter and Sandra Kytir -- Belgium's families / Wilfried Dumon -- The Czech family / Ivo Možný and Tomáš Katrňák -- Finland's families / Hannele Forsberg -- Families in Germany / Thomas Klein and Bernhard Nauck -- Families in Hungary / Olga Tóth and Peter Somlai -- The family in Portugal : past and present / Fausto Amaro -- Scandinavian families / Jan Trost and Irene Levin -- Families in Turkey / Bernhard Nauck and Daniela Klaus -- The family in Argentina : modernity, economic crisis, and politics / Elizabeth Jelin -- Families in Cuba : from colonialism to revolution / Anne R. Roschelle, Maura I. Toro-Morn, and Elisa Facio -- The family in Puerto Rico : colonialism, industrialization, and migration / Maura I. Toro-Morn -- Families in Iran : the contemporary situation / Taghi Azadarmaki -- Families in Israel / Ruth Katz and Yoav Lavee -- Kuwait's families / Fahad Al Naser -- Families in Canada / Carol D.H. Harvey -- U.S. families / Barbara H. Settles. |
| Summary |
The Handbook of World Families provides a cross-cultural perspective on the family by examining family life in 25 countries worldwide. The countries included in this volume are organized by six world regions including Africa, Asia/South Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and North America - offering readers the most thorough and balanced cross-cultural examination of world families available. Editors Bert N. Adams and Jan Trost, along with contributions by top family studies experts from around the world, ensure reliable, cutting-edge research and perspectives. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Families.
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Families. |
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Families -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Families -- Cross-cultural studies. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Cross-cultural studies.
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| Added Author |
Adams, Bert N.
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Trost, Jan, 1935-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Handbook of world families. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©2005 9780761927631 (DLC) 2004013899 (OCoLC)57393788 |
| ISBN |
9781452261577 (electronic book) |
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1452261571 (electronic book) |
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1412975956 |
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9781412975957 |
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9780761927631 |
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0761927638 (cloth ; acid-free paper) |
| Standard No. |
10.4135/978-1-41297-595-7 |
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