Gender and the Family

This Byte offers readers insight into some of the central debates and questions about gender and the family, examined through the lens of moral panic. It begins with an overview of the part played by moral panics, together with an appraisal of the work of Stanley Cohen, one of the chief architects of moral panic ideas. Drawing on research and practice examples from different parts of the world, it explores interconnections between gender, class, 'race' and age, and interrogates the role of the state (and social work) in intervening in family life.

About the author

Viviene E. Cree is professor of social work studies at the University of Edinburgh. She is coauthor of Social Work: Making a Difference, also published by Policy Press, and series editor of Policy's Social Work in Practice series.

Product details

• Authors: Viviene Cree, Viviene E. Cree
• Assisted by: Viviene Cree (Editor), Viviene E Cree (Editor), Viviene E. Cree (Editor), Viviene E. (University of Edinburgh) Cree (Editor)
• Publisher: Policy press/ univ.bristol
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.06.2015
• EAN: 9781447321910
• ISBN: 978-1-4473-2191-0
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 5 mm
• Series: Moral Panics in Theory and Practice; Moral Panics in Theory and Practice; Moral Panics in Theory and Pra
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories