Theories and concepts in family meanings - Audio
Family life is constantly being scrutinised, but debates seem to sidestep the question of what ‘family’ really means. The Open University's Megan Doolittle joins four leading academics from the field of sociology to tackle the issues head on. They look at how families communicate and behave, and they talk about family personal life and what is meant by the term 'intimacy'. Finally they discuss the future of family studies.
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- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 4 minutes
- Episodes
- 6
- Years Active
- 2009
Theories and concepts in family meanings
A short introduction to the album.
00:00:48 |
Mon 09 Nov 2009
Family discourses
Ros Edwards, professor of social policy at the London South Bank University talks about family discourses.
00:04:47 |
Mon 09 Nov 2009
Family practices and meanings
The Open University's Megan Doolittle talks to David Morgan, a professor at the University of Manchester, about family meanings and practices.
00:07:06 |
Mon 09 Nov 2009
Intimacy
Lynn Jamieson (The University of Edinburgh) shares her knowledge on intimacy.
00:05:19 |
Mon 09 Nov 2009
Family personal life
Carol Smart, professor of sociology at The University of Manchester, talks about family personal life.
00:06:36 |
Mon 09 Nov 2009
The future of family studies
Four sociology professor's talk to The Open University's Megan Doolittie about the future of family studies.
00:05:12 |
Mon 09 Nov 2009
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