Understanding the Family

by John Muncie (Editor), Margaret Wetherell (Editor), Mary Langan (Editor)

`Provide[s] a good overview of current family theory and research.... well written and worth having′ - British Journal of Medical Psychology `Altogether an excellent collection for students of social policy, social care or social work, covering as it does both subjective and objective features of family life and the logics of inequality within which they are embedded′ - Child and Family Social Work This revised and updated introductory text presents an accessible, interdisciplinary account of how ′the family′ is constituted in the ′public′ and ′private′ spheres. Drawing in a wide range of theoretical perspectives from sociology, social policy, psychology and psychoanalysi

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First published February 16, 1995

About the author

aka John Jaffe (with Jody Jaffe).

Research Interests:
Critical criminology, comparative youth justice, crime, harm and social policy.

Since 2003 he's been a Director of The Open University International Centre for Comparative Criminological Research (ICCCR).