Families, Status and Dynasties

Riitta Jallinoja  is Professor Emerita of Family Sociology at the University of Helsinki, Finland. Her publications include Families and Kinship in Contemporary Europe, (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011).

• Introduction: Setting out on a Journey.- 1. Royal Dynasties.- 2. Noble Dynasties.- 3. Entrepreneurial Dynasties.- 4. The Learned.- 5. Artists.- 6. Statuses on the Move.- 7. Afterthoughts