What can sociology tell us about our personal lives, families and intimate relationships? This book explains how key theoretical perspectives and relevant conte

For more than a decade, Carol Smart has been at the forefront of debates about the sociology of the family. Yet she has become frustrated by the fixation of man

Family relations are undergoing dramatic changes globally and locally. At the same time, certain features of family life endure. This popular book, now in a ful

This short book deals with a sociological concept: love-agape. It is an attempt to demonstrate that love-agape resists, indeed insists, as a fact that cannot be

This edited collection uses the concept of 'displaying families' as a new way to understand contemporary family and personal life, addressing how, in a world of