Farewell to family? Notes on an argument for retaining the concept

Families, Relationships and Societies

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 63-69

  Edwards, Rosalind ^a   Gillies, Val ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family; Family policy; Intimacy; Kinship; Personal life

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871187196     PISSN: 20467435     EISSN: 20467443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/204674312X633162     Document Type: Article

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