Canadian families today : new perspectives
Record details
- ISBN: 9780195449365
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Physical Description:
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xii, 404 pages - Edition: Third edition.
- Publisher: Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press Canada, [2014]
- Copyright: ©2014
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction to diversity in Canada's families: variations in forms, definitions, and theories -- Canada's families: historical and contemporary variations -- Intimacy, commitment, and family formation -- Parenting young children:decisions and realities -- Separation and divorce: fragmentation and renewal of families -- "Mid-life crisis": understanding the changing nature of relationships in middle-age Canadian families -- Aging in Canadian families today -- Marriage and death rituals -- Families and work: connecting households, workplaces, and state policies, and communities -- Family poverty in Canada: correlates, coping strategies, and consequences -- Intellectual debates, testimonials, and changing social values: same-sex marriage in Canada -- Building bridges: immigrant, visible minority, and Aboriginal families in the twenty-first century -- Lack of support: Canadian families and disabilities -- All in the family: violence against women, children and the aged -- Investing in families and children: family policies in Canada -- The past of the future and the future of the family. |
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Subject: | Families -- Canada Family policy -- Canada Families -- Economic aspects -- Canada |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Nicola Valley Institute of Technology.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Merritt Campus | HQ560 C36 2014 (Text) | 37100012518606 | Regular Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |