<p>A survey of twelve family systems in twelve cultural and historical settings throughout the world. Different societies in different ages have worked out different ways of handling problems of marriage, child rearing, sex regulation, kinship responsiblities, etc. In this engrosing thoroughly readable book, the cultural heritage of the American family system is traced back through seven different systems, showing a sequence of historical influences. Five other systems those of the Toda, the Hopi, the Baganda, the pre-revolutionary Chinese, and that of the kibbutz-offer a contrast with the American family and portray the wide range of variation in forms of family life. 314 pages</p>

Family in Various Cultures

Politics & Social Sciences

Habenstein, Robert W.

Quadagno, Jill S.

Queen, Stuart A.

Social Sciences

Harpercollins College Div

In writing this first edition text, Jill Quadagno's goal was to provide a comprehensive and contemporary view of the sociology of aging. She achieved her objective in the following ways: (1) hers is the first social gerontology text to take a life course approach, which stipulates that the quality of one's life in old age is the product of earlier choices, opportunities, and constraints; (2) her book highlights current public policy issues pertaining to aging; and (3) her book integrates coverage of topics and issues pertaining to race, class, and gender.

Aging and the Life Course

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Mcgraw-Hill College

<p>New York 1982 first edition Academic. ISBN0-12-569450-4. Hardcover. Octavo, 231p., cloth. Fine in VG DJ, small chip on rear panel.</p>

Aging in Early Industrial Society (Studies in social discontinuity)

Academic Press, Inc.

Aging the Individual and Society

St.Martin's Press

Aging And The Life Course

New York, NY : McGraw Hill

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