Kinship Matters : For the Cambridge Socio-legal Group.

This book is the fifth in the Cambridge Socio-Legal Group series and it concerns the evolving notions and practices of kinship in contemporary Britain and the interrelationship of kinship, law and social policy. Assembling contributions from scholars in a range of disciplines, it examines social, le...

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Main Author: Ebtehaj, Fatemeh
Other Authors: Lindley, Bridget, Richards, Martin, 1940 January 26-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Hart Pub., 2006
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Summary:This book is the fifth in the Cambridge Socio-Legal Group series and it concerns the evolving notions and practices of kinship in contemporary Britain and the interrelationship of kinship, law and social policy. Assembling contributions from scholars in a range of disciplines, it examines social, legal, cultural and psychological questions related to kinship. Rising rates of divorce and of alternative modes of partnership have raised questions about the care and well-being of children, while increasing longevity and mobility, together with lower birth rates and changes in our economic circumst.
Physical Description:1 online resource (328 pages)
ISBN:9781847312792
1847312799
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.