New book on researching family life published
has written a new book, , which is published Polity Press.
The book explores what is and has been understood by 鈥榝amily鈥� in different sociocultural contexts and how family life intersects with social spheres such as the state, the labour market and the economy.
Alongside broad social developments such as (post)colonialism and austerity and their connections with changing family patterns, the book engages interdisciplinary work on time, embodiment and materiality in order to offer a multidimensional perspective on the day-to-day lives of families.
Drawing from research in the Global North and the Global South, the text carefully considers how people approach the study of families and thus offers insight into the shape of mainstream family studies today.
The book offers a timely intervention into current debates within family studies and suggests avenues of investigation that deserve further attention, and will be an invaluable resource to students and scholars alike.
is available in paperback, hardback and ebook and examination copies are available for lecturers.