The institution of the family changed hugely during the course of the twentieth century. In this
major new work, Göran Therborn provides a global history and sociology of the family as an …

In the past twenty years there has been a growing interest in the issues surrounding men
and masculinity. Driven primarily by the second-wave feminist critique of the legitimacy or …

Over the last 20 years, different explanatory frameworks in family law have waxed and
waned. John Eekelaar's Family Law and Social Policy, 1 which enjoys its twentieth …

With poverty, unemployment, and one-parent families on the rise in most Western
democracies, government assistance presents an increasingly urgent and complex problem …

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In 1971 John Eekelaar published'Family Security and Family Breakdown'as part of the Law
and Society series. This was a remarkable little book which, drawing heavily on sociological …

This article considers the differing legal and policy responses to the common trends of family
restructuring away from marriage within Britain and Europe. Conceding that Europe is in the …

Countries have responded differently to the growing visibility of lesbian and gay couples.
This article surveys the existing law in various countries concerning same-sex domestic …

Conjugal Rites explores the legal shape of marriage as it has been determined by countless
decisions concerning entry and exit into the ancient rite. Heather Brook examines the …

Special issue:'Centennial Symposium: An Australian Retrospective"-barriers to effective
policy development in areas of law impacting on family relationships-family law understood …