Kinship Matters

This book is the fifth in the Cambridge Socio-Legal Group series and it concerns the evolving notions and practices of kinship in contemporary Britain and the interrelationship of kinship, law and social policy. Assembling contributions from scholars in a range of disciplines, it examines social, legal, cultural and psychological questions related to kinship. Rising rates of divorce and of alternative modes of partnership have raised questions about the care and well-being of children, while increasing longevity and mobility, together with lower birth rates and changes in our economic circumstances, have led to a reconsideration of duties and responsibilities towards the care of elderly people. In addition, globalisation trends and international flows of migrants and refugees have confronted us with alternative constructions of kinship and with the challenges of maintaining kinship ties transnationally. Finally, new developments in genetics research and the growing use of assisted reproductive technologies may raise questions about our notions of kinship and of kin rights and responsibilities. The book explores these changes from various perspectives and draws on theoretical and empirical data to describe practices of kinship in contemporary Britain.

ISBN 1841136972   Pages 328 ISBN13 9781841136974 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Hart Publishing   Weight (grammes) 462 Imprint Hart Publishing   Published in Oxford Format Paperback   Height (mm) 234 Publication date 15 Sep 2006   Width (mm) 156 Library of Congress 2007272631   Spine width (mm) 16 DEWEY 346.42015   Academic level Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC22

1		Introduction : regulating relationships? by Fatemeh Ebtehaj		1
2		'Close marriage' in the nineteenth and twentieth century Middle Strata by Leonore Davidoff		19
3		Status anxiety? : the rush for family recognition by Andrew Bainham		47
4		DNA testing and kinship : paternity, genealogy and the search for the 'truth' of genetic origins by Tabitha Freeman and Martin Richards		67
5		Children and their changing families : obligations, responsibilities, and benefits by Jan Pryor		99
6		Substitute care of children by members of their extended families and social networks : an overview by Joan Hunt		115
7		Recognising carers for what they do - legal problems and solutions for the kinship care of children by Judith Masson and Bridget Lindley		135
8		Restorative practices : repairing harm through kith and kin by Loraine Gelsthorpe and Layla Skinns		155
9		Gender and kinship in contemporary Britain by Jane Nolan and Jacqueline Scott		175
10		Kin availability, contact and support exchanges between adult children and their parents in Great Britain by Emily Grundy and Michael Murphy		195
11		Maintenance of the elderly and legal signalling - kinship and state by Mika Oldham		217
12		The impact of migration on care : the Iranian experience by Fatemeh Ebtehaj		239
13		Family care and transnational kinship : British-Pakistani experiences by Kaveri Harriss and Alison Shaw		259
14		Kinship, infertility and new reproductive technologies : a British-Pakistani Muslim perspective by Nazalie Iqbal and Robert Simpson		275
15		Kinship as 'family' in contemporary Britain by Janet Finch		293

a coherent contribution to understandings of the interaction between legal frameworks and lived experiences of kinshipcontains theoretical chapters and both qualitative and quantitative empirical chapters which compliment each other wellthe book will be of particular interest to academics working in this area, as well as to policy-makers and service-providers.Katherine DaviesJournal of Social Welfare and Family LawVol. 29, Nos. 3-4, Sept-Dec 07This timely collection draws together fascinating and often comprehensive information, analysis and arguments about kin and social policy. If readers require either a detailed overview of contemporary, cultural, or historical socio-legal perspectives on kinship, or a reference book about specific kin subtopics, then this book is to be highly recommended.Bob BroadChildren & Society, Vol 21April 2007

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