TY - BOOK AU - Finch,Janet TI - Family obligations and social change T2 - Family life series SN - 9780745603230 : U1 - 306.85 FIN PY - 1989/// CY - Cambridge PB - Polity KW - Family KW - Kinship KW - Interpersonal relations KW - Sociology & anthropology KW - thema KW - Sociology: family & relationships KW - Great Britain KW - Social conditions KW - 1945- KW - Families KW - Social change N1 - Bibliography: p244-257. - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references (p. [244]-257) and index; 1.Support between kin: who gives what to whom? -- 2.Do families support each other more or less than in the past? -- 3.Contexts: economy and demography -- 4.Contexts: law and social policy -- 5.The proper thing to do -- 6.Working it out -- 7.Are kin relationships 'special'? N2 - A discussion of the nature of family life, especially the concepts of duty, responsibility and obligation. The author looks at political and popular debates in this area bringing together material from many disciplines within the social sciences ER -