Reflexivity over and above convention: The new orthodoxy in the sociology of personal life, formerly sociology of the family

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 757-777

  Gilding, Michael ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deinstitutionalization; Families; Family; Individualization; Personal life; Reflexivity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JURISPRUDENCE; PATERNITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOLOGY;

FAMILY; FAMILY RELATIONS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PATERNITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIOLOGY; WILLS;

EID: 78650066521     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: 14684446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-4446.2010.01340.x     Document Type: Article

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