Globalization and Families Accelerated Systemic Social Change /

• Main Author: Trask, Bahira. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Sociology.; Demography.; Applied psychology.; Social Sciences.; Psychotherapy and Counseling.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-88285-7

As our world becomes increasingly interconnected through economic integration, technology, communication, and political transformation, the sphere of the family is a fundamental arena where globalizing processes become realized. For most individuals, family in whatever configuration, still remains t...

Table of Contents:

• Globalization as a Dynamic Force in Contemporary Societies
• Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the Importance of Families
• The New Families: Non-Traditional Arrangements and the Role of Extended Kin and non-Kin
• Contributions of Family Studies and Gender Theorists to Understanding Globalization
• Examining the Linkages between Globalization and Families
• Migration and the Emergence of New Transnational Families
• Economic and Political Effects on Families in Western and Non-Western Societies
• The Cross-Cultural Significance of Changing Gender Roles Among Children and Adults
• The International Concern with Childrens Well-being
• Future Impacts of Globalization on Families
• The Role of States in Supporting Families
• The Effects on Families from Global Media
• The Acceleration of Change for Global Families.