Families in society

Sarah Cunningham-Burley is a co-director of the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR) and Reader in Public Health Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. Her research interests span the sociology of the family, health and illness, and she has a particular interest in the use of qualitative research methods. Linda McKie is an associate director of CRFR and Research Professor in Sociology at Glasgow Caledonian University. Her research interests include: gender, violence and social change; ethics of care; qualitative evaluation and power and participation in healthcare innovations.

• Introduction: Families and relationships: boundaries and bridges ~ Linda McKie, Sarah Cunningham-Burley and John McKendrick; Part 1: Families in society: Balancing work and family life: mothers' views ~ Sarah Cunningham-Burley, Kathryn Backett-Milburn and Debbie Kemmer; Gender, care, poverty and transitions ~ Gill Scott and Sue Innes; Families, education and the 'participatory imperative' ~ Janet Shucksmith, Lorna McKee and Helen Willmot; Part 2: Children, families and relationships: Children's boundaries: within and beyond families ~ Malcolm Hill; Family within and beyond the household boundary: children's constructions of who they live with ~ Helen Sweeting and Peter Seaman; Children managing parental drug and alcohol misuse: challenging parent-child boundaries ~ Angus Bancroft, Sarah Wilson, Sarah Cunningham-Burley, Hugh Masters and Kathryn Backett-Milburn; Part 3: Health, illness and well-being: Intersections of health and well-being in women's lives and relationships at mid-life ~ Kathryn Backett-Milburn, Laura Airey and Linda McKie; Families, relationships and the impact of dementia: insights into the 'ties that bind' ~ Dot Weaks, Heather Wilkinson and Shirley Davidson; Violence and families: boundaries, memories and identities ~ Linda McKie and Nancy Lombard; Part 4: Relationships and friendships: Boundaries of intimacy ~ Lynn Jamieson; Solo living, individual and family boundaries ~ Fran Wasoff and Lynn Jamieson with Adam Smith; Boundaries of friendships ~ Graham Allen; Living and loving beyond the boundaries of the heteronorm: personal relationships in the 21st century ~ Sasha Roseneil; Conclusion: Perspectives on social policies and families ~ Fran Wasoff and Sarah Cunningham-Burley.

"This book would make fascinating reading for all concerned with families, especially those working in the human services and social policy fields." Family Matters