Canadian families today : new perspectives

Cheal, David J., (editor.). Albanese, Patrizia, (editor.).

Record details

ISBN: 9780195449365
Physical Description: print
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.