Battleground: The Family [Two Volumes]

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Kimberly P. Brackett

Book Code: GR4095

ISBN: 0-313-34095-1

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-34095-6

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680 pages, n/a

Greenwood Press

Publication: 12/30/2008

List Price: $175.00 (UK Sterling Price: £100.00)

Availability: Not yet published. (Estimated publication date, 12/30/2008)

Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 7 x 10

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Description: Everyone is part of a family - but what constitutes a "family" is one of the most hotly debated issues in the United States today. Battleground: The Family provides extensive coverage of those critical issues in United States culture concerning current and future family life , such as dating, marriage, parenting, work and family, abuse, and divorce. The scholarly contributors to this set provide unbiased coverage on these often incendiary topics, allowing students to assess the role of these controversies in their own lives. Entries thoroughly introduce the topic of concern, describe the problem as it currently exists, provide context for the controversies surrounding it, synthesize the current knowledge on the topic, and guide the reader to additional areas for consideration. Battleground: The Family serves as a starting point for those advanced high school and beginning undergraduate students who wish to pursue more detailed study of family controversies and cultural concerns for classroom assignments. Non-specialist readers will also find this a useful resource in critically assessing current trends and conflicts in constituent groups' conceptions of family.

Table of Contents:

Guide to Related Topics
Preface
Entries
Bibliography
About the Editor and Contributors

LC Card Number: 2008038759

LCC Class: HQ515

Dewey Class: 306

PDF Catalogs:
Greenwood School and Public Library Reference Spring 2008.pdf


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