Families and Kinship in Contemporary Europe: Rules and Practices of Relatedness

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 3-12
Relationality and Socio-Cultural Theories of Family Life....Pages 13-28
Front Matter....Pages 29-29
Making Family at a Wedding: Bilateral Kinship and Equality....Pages 31-44
Christmas Celebration, an Annual Family Gathering....Pages 45-62
Family Photographs: Putting Families on Display....Pages 63-77
Obituaries as Family Assemblages....Pages 78-91
Front Matter....Pages 93-93
Couple Formation as a Transition between Families....Pages 95-111
Social Networks and Family Formation....Pages 112-128
Exclusivity and Inclusivity in Transnational Adoption....Pages 129-144
Front Matter....Pages 145-145
Money and the Dynamics of Intimate Relationships....Pages 147-162
Making Families at an Old Age....Pages 163-177
Reassembling Families after Divorce....Pages 178-191
Families in a Globalized World....Pages 192-200
Front Matter....Pages 201-201
Family Relations as Social Capital....Pages 203-215
The Fabric of Trust in Families: Inherited or Achieved?....Pages 216-233
Afterthoughts....Pages 234-249
Back Matter....Pages 250-278