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Families and their Social Worlds, 1/E KarenSeccombe , Portland State University ISBN-10: 0205516459 Applying the sociological imagination to explore the private, public, and institutional nature of the Family. This textexamines the private, personal side of family lifeas well the public, institutional nature of the Family. Karen Seccombe explores how many family concerns are actually social issues that need to be addressed through soundsocial policies. Families and Their Social Worlds shows that our conceptions of families are imbedded within our social structure, andthat familiesrepresent a set of rules, regulations and norms that are situated in a particular culture in a particular historical time. Important policy considerations are imbedded in each chapterto illustrate what is currently being done, and perhaps even more importantly, what can be done to strengthen families and intimate relationships. The author encourages students to think about families beyond their own personal experiences, and even beyond family structure in the United States.Her goal isto impart a passion for critical thinking as students see that families exist within social worlds.

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Author

Seccombe, Karen T.

Publisher

Boston: Pearson Allyn & Bacon

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9780205797745

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Sociology, Gender Studies, Social Science

Rating

3.65 / 5 (13 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14