Introduction to Family Sociology

Author: Sōmei Yasutsugu
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Publish Date: 2002-07-01
Features: This book focuses on the basic family structure of a three-generation household and conducts research in a chronological manner. While emphasizing the summary of research methods, it has been developed as an introductory textbook for family sociology. The entire book is divided into four parts: Part 1 introduces the method of studying the family from a developmental perspective and presents the basic conditions of the modern Japanese family; Part 2 explains the various elements that constitute the foundation of family life to the readers; The core of the book is Part 3, where the author discusses various aspects of family life from the perspective of family development, starting from youth,, marriage, childbirth, middle age, and old age; The final Part 4 presents several issues encountered in modern family life.