Global families [electronic resource] /
Meg Wilkes Karraker.
- 2nd ed.
- Los Angeles, Calif. ; London : SAGE, c2013.
- 1 online resource (xv, 271 p.) : ill.
- Contemporary family perspectives .
- Contemporary family perspectives. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Global Families' provides family scholars with a methodical introduction to the interdisciplinary field of globalization. It then examines the ways in which globalization impinges on families throughout the world in four major areas: demographic transitions, world-wide culture, international violence, and transnational employment.