1  Cover

      2  Title Page

      3  Copyright Page

      4  Preface and Acknowledgements

      5  Introduction Themes and issues Organization of the book Notes

      6  1 Traditional Approaches to the Family Late nineteenth-century sociological perspectives Engels: family, private property and the state The twentieth-century functional family Companionate marriage Community and kinship studies Race and ethnicity in family studies Feminism and families Conclusions Questions for Reflection and Discussion

      7  2 Individualization, Intimacy and Family Life Individualization and changing families Critiques of the concept of individualization Doing and displaying families Non-traditional family relationships Same-sex intimacies and families of choice Black and minority ethnic kinship ties Conclusions Questions for Reflection and Discussion

      8  3 Parenting Practices and Values Changing parenthood and parenting Morality and motherhood Fatherhood: traditional and new models Fatherhood after divorce Domestic violence in families with children Parenting among minority ethnic groups Parenting in LGBTQ+ families Conclusions Questions for Reflection and Discussion

      9  4 The Changing Nature of Childhood Changing ideas about childhood Children’s socialization and agency Children and divorced families Childhood, social inequalities and consumption Children, digital media and the home The privatization of childhood Conclusions Questions for Reflection and Discussion Notes

      10  5 Families and Ageing Societies Changing dynamics in ageing and family life Older people and family support Gender differences among older people Same-sex relationships among older people Globalization, old age and kinship in Southeast and East Asian communities Conclusions Questions for Reflection and Discussion

      11  6 Globalization, Migration and Intimate Relations Gendered migration patterns Globalization, migration and family care Marriage strategies and mobility Commercially negotiated marriage Maintaining cultural traditions in diasporic settings Transnational mail-order brides Undocumented migrant families Conclusions Questions for Reflection and Discussion

      12  7 Families, Fertility and Populations Fertility policies from a global