Fletcher, Ronald, 1921-

The family and marriage in Britain: an analysis and moral assessment. / Ronald Fletcher - 3rd ed. - Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1973. - 282 p. : ills. ; 18 cm. - Pelican books .

First published in 1962 under title: The Family and marriage. Includes index.

Bibliography: p. [275]-278.

Contents: Introduction -- The family as a social group -- The family and industrialization: Sociological generalizations -- The family and industrialization in britain: The family before industrialization -- The immediate effects of industrialization -- Subsequent changes social reforms -- The contemporary british family -- Relationships in the contemporary family: Husband and wife -- Parents and children -- Old people and their younger families -- The family and wider kinship relationships -- The family and the wider social roles of its members -- Some conclusions: The functions of the family -- Attitudes towards social policy -- Research -- The future of the family -- Appendix: Introduction to the first edition notes -- Suggestions for further reading -- Index.

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