Key Debates and Contending Perspectives series – serie

This book examines current research on key issues widely debated in contemporary family sociology. Contributors present emerging perspectives on the dynamics and challenges related to changing family forms and increasing family diversity in various countries or regions. The analyses reveal the multidimensional nature of living arrangements, parenting, and policies in a context of long-term social changes.Chapters provide empirical and theoretical insights into issues faced by families today, including custody arrangements for post-separation parenting, the pathways to parenthood for LGBTQ+ families, and the struggles of transnational and migrating families. In addition, the book evaluates global declining marriage rates, as well as child and elder care policies in ageing populations. The contributors advocate for research and policy developments to better reflect the move away from traditional societal frameworks, and emphasize the importance of contextual factors, such as identity, culture and policy regimes in shaping the lived experience of doing family.The Sociology of Families is an essential resource for scholars and students in the social sciences, particularly those interested in families and the sociology of gender. Professionals and policymakers specialising in social care, social work and family policy will also benefit from the book’s valuable insights.

This timely book explores queer geographies at a critical juncture of societal and disciplinary self-reflection and transformation. It raises questions of justice and progress in the face of complex and ongoing social exclusions and ecological crises that necessitate change both within and beyond queer geographies.Leading experts incorporate the concepts of reorientation, relationality, replacement, and reconceptualization to provoke collaborative discussion across the globe, revisiting queer geographies’ accomplishments and reworking established concepts. Interdisciplinary in scope, the book provides visual interventions to advance the reconfiguration of queer geographies and invites fluidity, openness, and dialogue across and between disciplines. Ultimately, this book showcases new lines of geographical inquiry and debate to envision alternative disciplinary futures that amplify queer and trans voices while displacing authority and privilege.Queer Geographies is an essential resource for scholars and students of sexual and gender minority life and queer theory, as well as women’s and gender studies, cultural and environmental studies, anthropology, psychology, and sociology.