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.