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Sociology of the Family: Global Advances and Challenges
Sociology of the Family: Global Advances and Challenges
Sociology of the family as a field of research, education and action faces many challenges and critics, both within academic institutions and in the larger society. This paper focuses on recent developments in international family sociology in the context of the discipline of sociology, and its connections to interdisciplinary family studies. Some attention is given to the processes of communication, including publications, collaboration, and innovation. International family sociology is connected to historical and current sociological trends and has been affected by the rise of other specializations in sociology.
The study of family is one of the oldest and most active fields in sociology (Park and Burgess, 1924). In his analysis of ...
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