T he B panion to the Sociology of F amilies PANIONS TO SOCIOLOGY The panions to Sociology provide introductions to emerging topics and theoretical orientations in sociology as well as presenting the scope and quality of the discipline as it is currently configured. Essays in panions tackle broad themes or central puzzles within the field and are authored by key scholars who have spent considerable time in research and reflection on the questions and controversies that have activated interest in their area. This authoritative series will interest those studying sociology at advanced undergraduate or graduate level as well as scholars in the social sciences and informed readers in applied disciplines. Series List: 1 The panion to Social Theory , Second Edition Edited by Bryan S. Turner 2 The panion to Major Social Theorists Edited by e Ritzer 3 The panion to Political Sociology Edited by Kate Nash and Alan Scott 4 The panion to Medical Sociology Edited by William C. Cockerham 5 The panion to Sociology Edited by Judith R. Blau 6 The panion to Major Classical Social Theorists Edited by e Ritzer 7 The panion to Major Contemporary Social Theorists Edited by e Ritzer 8 The panion to Criminology Edited by Colin Sumner 9 The panion to the Sociology of Families Edited by Jacqueline Scott, Judith Treas, and Martin Richards 10 The panion to Social Movements Edited by David A. Snow, Sarah A. Soule, and Hanspeter Kriesi ing The panion to Social Inequalities Edited by Mary Romero and Eric Margolis The panion to the Sociology of Culture Edited by Mark Jacobs and Nancy Hanrahan The panion to the Sociology of Families Edited by Jacqueline Scott, Judith Treas, and Martin Richards Copyright # 2004 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd except for editorial material anization # 2004 by Jacqueline Scott, Judith Treas, and Martin Richards 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148-5020, USA 108 Cowley Road, Oxford OX4 1JF, UK 550 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia The right of Jacqueline Sco
