Understanding Muslim Family Life - Changing Relationships, Personal Life and Inequality

This book offers an innovative perspective on Muslim family life in British society. Drawing on recent debates, the book considers how theories of family have overlooked Muslim families and offers a comprehensive framework to address this oversight.
Informed by decolonizing approaches, the book sheds light on the impact of narrow and stigmatizing perspectives that shape our understanding of Muslim families. The author pays close attention to the increasing diversity of family forms and to the role of gender and generation, whilst also considering race, ethnicity and class. In doing so, she demonstrates how a better understanding of Muslim family life can inform policies to address inequalities, and advocates for placing Muslim families at the heart of policy solutions.

About the author

Joanne Britton is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Sociology at the University of Sheffield.

Summary

This book offers an innovative perspective on Muslim family life in British society. It explores key issues including diverse forms of family, gender, generation, race, ethnicity and class, informing solutions for inequalities. It demonstrates how a better understanding of Muslim family life can inform policies to address inequalities.

Product details

• Authors: Joanne Britton, Joanne (University of Sheffield) Britton
• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.04.2024
• EAN: 9781529221718
• ISBN: 978-1-5292-2171-8
• No. of pages: 178
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 426 g
• Series: Sociology of Children and Families; Sociology of Children and Fami
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories