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Between Sex and Power: Family in the World 1900-2000 (International Library of Sociology)
Between Sex and Power Family in the World 19002000 - International Library of Sociology Author:Goran Therborn The institution of the family changed hugely during the course of the Twentieth Century. In this major new work, Goran Therborn provides a global history and sociology, and a comparative political analysis of the family as an institution, focusing on three dimensions of family relations: on the rights and powers of fathers and husbands; on marri... more »age, cohabitation and extramarital sexuality; and on fertility and birth control. Therborn's empirical analysis uses a multi-disciplinary approach to show how the major family systems of the world have been formed and developed.« less