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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Kinship Matters by Edited by Fatemeh Ebtehaj Edited by Bridget Lindley Edited by Martin Richards Contributions by Tabitha Freeman Contributions by Professor Janet V. Finch Contributions by Judith M. Masson Contrib
This book is the fifth in the Cambridge Socio-Legal Group series and it concerns the evolving notions and practices of kinship in contemporary Britain and the interrelationship of kinship law and social policy. Assembling contributions from scholars in a range of disciplines it examines social legal cultural and psychological questions related to kinship. Rising rates of divorce and of alternative modes of partnership have raised questions about the care and well-being of children while increasing longevity and mobility together with lower birth rates and changes in our economic circumstances have led to a reconsideration of duties and responsibilities towards the care of elderly people. In addition globalisation trends and international flows of migrants and refugees have confronted us with alternative constructions of kinship and with the challenges of maintaining kinship ties transnationally. Finally new developments in genetics research and the growing use of assisted reproductive technologies may raise questions about our notions of kinship and of kin rights and responsibilities.The book explores these changes from various perspectives and draws on theoretical and empirical data to describe practices of kinship in contemporary Britain.show more