Theories and concepts in family meanings - Audio
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Family life is constantly being scrutinised, but debates seem to sidestep the question of what ‘family’ really means. The Open University's Megan Doolittle joins four leading academics from the field of sociology to tackle the issues head on. They look at how families communicate and behave, and they talk about family personal life and what is meant by the term 'intimacy'. Finally they discuss the future of family studies. The Open University course DD101 Introducing the social sciences, features similar material to this collection.
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Carol Smart, professor of sociology at The University of Manchester, talks about family personal life.
The future of family studies
Four sociology professor's talk to The Open University's Megan Doolittie about the future of family studies.