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Auteur(s) : Harris, C. C. (1934-....)
Titre(s) : The family and industrial society [Texte imprimé] / C. C. Harris
Édition : [Facsim. ed.]
Publication : Abingdon ; New York (N.Y.) : Routledge, 2022
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xi-260 p.) ; 23 cm
Collection : Studies in sociology ; volume 5
Lien à la collection : Studies in sociology (Routledge)
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. [248]-255. Index
Originally published in 1983, the origin of this book is to be found in C. C. Harris's
Changing conceptions of the relation between family and societal form' (in Scase:
Industrial Society: Class, Cleavage and Control). In that article Harris attempted
to relate traditional research on the family to recent developments in historical
enquiry and Marxist scholarship. The aim of The Family and Industrial Society is to
explain the character of the contemporary family by placing it in a wider historical
and theoretical perspective. It is therefore directed at the undergraduate student
for whom the sociology of the family', as a topic, has for too long been relatively
unrelated to those contemporary developments in sociological thought and practice
which inform other substantive areas of sociological work. The late C.C. Harris is
perhaps best known for his best-selling introductory text The Family: An Introduction,
first published in 1969. This new text was not, however, a straightforward replacement
of an earlier book by a more up-to-date volume. Far too much had happened in sociology,
in social studies and in family life itself, for a simple updating to make any sense.
The Family was primarily a descriptive introduction, and was a presentation, albeit
critical, of an orthodoxy. While this new book retains an introductory element based
upon The Family's earlier chapters, the greater part of it is exploratory and assumes
a higher level of sophistication and sociological understanding; it is also substantially
longer. Dr Harris was singularly well qualified to write a volume of this kind. Not
only had he conducted and was conducting empirical research into the family, but his
wide theoretical interests rendered him uniquely well placed to contribute to the
theoretical development of his field. Few sociologists shared his familiarity with
both anthropological and historical work. He was thoroughly familiar with the now
unfashionable structural functional approach of which he had always been critical,
but was enthusiastic about the potentialities of contemporary developments. The result
is a sophisticated text which combines instruction, criticism, interpretation and
exploration in one volume; which familiarises the student with the fundamental work
of the past (too often neglected) and explores exciting new developments for the future.
It also includes the only general discussion of change in the British family since
the last edition of Fletcher's The Family and Marriage in Britain
Reproduction : Fac-sim. de l'éd. de : London : George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1983
Sujet(s) : Famille -- Grande-Bretagne
Industrie -- Société -- Grande-Bretagne
Indice(s) Dewey :
306.850 941 (23e éd.) = Famille - Îles britanniques
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781000464078. - ISBN 1000464075. - ISBN 9781000463958. - ISBN 1000463958. -
ISBN 9781003215585. - ISBN 1003215580. - ISBN 1032104783 (erroné). - ISBN 978-1-03-210478-2
(rel.)
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Notice n° :
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