Families in Society: Boundaries and Relationships

doi:10.46692/9781847421371

Families in Society

Boundaries and Relationships

The enduring and multi-faceted significance of families in society, and their value as a focus for the exploration of social change, have ensured that families remain a prominent focus of academic enquiry. This book proposes a new conceptual framework that both challenges and attempts to reconcile traditional and contemporary approaches.

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Boundaries and Relationships

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Frontmatter
pp i-ii

Dedication
pp iii-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of tables
pp vii-vii

Acknowledgements
pp viii-viii

Notes on contributors
pp ix-xviii

Introduction
pp 1-2

one - Families and relationships: boundaries and bridges
pp 3-18

Part One - Families in society
pp 19-22

two - Balancing work and family life: mothers’ views
pp 23-38

three - Gender, care, poverty and transitions
pp 39-56

four - Families, education and the ‘participatory imperative’
pp 57-72

Part Two - Children, families and relationships
pp 73-76

five - Children’s boundaries: within and beyond families
pp 77-94

six - Family within and beyond the household boundary: children’s constructions of who they live with
pp 95-110

seven - Children managing parental drug and alcohol misuse:challenging parent–child boundaries
pp 111-126

Part Three - Health, illness and well-being
pp 127-130

eight - Intersections of health and well-being in women’s lives and relationships at mid-life
pp 131-148

nine - Families, relationships and the impact of dementia – 149 insights into the ‘ties that bind’
pp 149-168

ten - Violence and families: boundaries, memories and identities
pp 169-184

Part Four - Relationships and friendships
pp 185-188

eleven - Boundaries of intimacy
pp 189-206

twelve - Solo living, individual and family boundaries: findings from secondary analysis
pp 207-226

thirteen - Boundaries of friendship
pp 227-240

fourteen - Living and loving beyond the boundaries of the 24 heteronorm: personal relationships in the 21st century
pp 241-258

Conclusion
pp 259-260

fifteen - Perspectives on social policies and families
pp 261-270

Index
pp 271-282

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