Families in Canada: Social Context, Continuities and Change (2nd Edition) Larson, Lyle E.; Goltz, J. Walter and Munro, Brenda E.

Upper level sociology; also family studies, human ecology, social work at the university level. At colleges, this text is designed for community services, liberal studies, and social sciences programs. This text uses an comprehensive and eclectic approach to provide students with a balanced introduction to the field of sociology of the family. The authors explain the various theoretical perspectives that have been applied to the subject-ranging from the structural-functional to the conflict and feminist approaches. The book also focuses on the diversity of families in Canada, and strives to capture both the continuity and the change that characterizes Canadian family life today.