by : Karen Seccombe
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Book Synopsis : Families and their Social Worlds, 1/E Karen?Seccombe, Portland State UniversityISBN-10: ?????0205516459 ? ?Applying the sociological imagination to explore the private, public, and institutional nature of the Family. ? This text?examines the private, personal side of family life?as well the public, institutional nature of the Family. Karen Seccombe explores how many family concerns are actually social issues that need to be addressed through sound?social policies. ? Families and Their Social Worlds?shows that our conceptions of families are imbedded within our social structure, and?that families?represent a set of rules, regulations and norms that are situated in a particular culture in a particular historical time. Important policy considerations are imbedded in each chapter?to illustrate what is currently being done, and perhaps even more importantly, what can be done to strengthen families and intimate relationships. ? The author encourages students to think about families