{"product_id":"handbook-of-world-families-9780761927631","title":"Handbook of World Families","description":"\u003cp\u003ePraise for the Handbook of World Families:  \"At a time when we are moving more and more toward a global village  this ambitious book provides evidence of world-wide trends in families and family relations. It also illustrates the resilience of local cultures  seen in variations among nations in trends and responses to them. This is a very useful resource for obtaining the kind of baseline information that is essential to comparative work. As well  a number of chapters contribute to our understanding of the complexities and politics of family life  starting with what is meant by family. This book will educate many about other parts of the world and the central place of families in them.\" Ingrid Arnet Connidis  University of Western Ontario  \"In the Handbook of World Families  Bert Adams and Jan Trost  two of the leading scholars in the field of comparative family studies  have masterfully edited a book that comparatively examines families from 25 nations located around the world. The chapter contributors have both theoretical and research knowledge as well as lived experiences of respective nations families. The result is a well written  highly informed  and authoritative handbook that investigates an extensive range of family issues from local  national  and global perspectives.\" -Mark Hutter  Rowan University What defines a family? The term family is very complex with a vast range of meanings. It can mean a married couple with children  a single parent and child  a married couple with no children  even pets and close friends can be considered to some people as family. The variety is enormous and this family diversity is present not just in the United States  but around the world.  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.  While other books may provide a cross-cultural perspective on the family  this book offers a unique comparative view. In doing so  each chapter of the Handbook is organized in a parallel format beginning with an introduction to the region  followed by coverage of mate selection  fertility and socialization  gender roles  marriage  stresses and violence  divorce and remarriage  kinship  aging and death  family and other institutions  and special topics specific to the region.  The Handbook of World Families is an excellent addition to any academic library and an important resource for scholars and academics in the fields of Family Studies and Sociology. It can also be used in graduate level courses on the family in cross-cultural perspective  comparative family organization  and world families.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651938902069,"sku":"ByrdShop_0761927638","price":127.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780761927631.jpg?v=1781846324","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/handbook-of-world-families-9780761927631","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}