Families, Violence and Social Change
Author | : Linda McKie |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2005 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015060816264 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: "In this innovative book, Linda McKie analyses violence among adults who are known to each other through intimate and family relationships. She examines the family as a changing institution and supposed haven from the public sphere of life, and uses case studies of domestic violence to develop a critical approach to sociological work on families and violence." "The book draws upon a range of sociological theories and research and, in particular, theories that address the themes of cohesion and conflict, and studies of gender and violence. Key reading for undergraduate students of the social sciences studying families, gender, health, criminology and the process and impact of social change."--BOOK JACKET.