Globalization and Families: Accelerated Systemic Social Change

By Bahira Sherif Trask

Book Overview

Theoretical Perspectives and Paradigms.- Globalization as a Dynamic Force in Contemporary Societies.- Approaches to Understanding Families.- Gendered Analyses of Globalization.- Examining Linkages between Globalization and Families.- Global Migration and the Formation of Transnational Families.- Work-Family Intersections in a Globalizing Context.- Global Conceptualizations of Children and Childhood.- Critical Issues Around Global Aging.- Future Challenges and Opportunities.- Nation-States, Transnational Spaces, and Family Linkages.- Debates Around Globalization, Poverty, and Inequality.- Social Change, New Paradigms, and Implications for Families.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387882847
• ISBN13: 9780387882840
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"