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isbn 978 90 5356 869 9
15,6 x 23,4 cm, 314 pages,
paperback, 2008
English
€ 39,95

Anthropology, Sociology, Gender and History
IMISCOE Research
Ralph Grillo
The Family in Question
Immigrant and Ethnic Minorities in Multicultural Europe

The family lives of immigrants and ethnic minority populations have become central to arguments about the right and wrong ways of living in multicultural societies. While the characteristic cultural practices of such families have long been scrutinized by the media and policy makers, these groups themselves are beginning to reflect on how to manage their family relationships. Exploring case studies from Austria, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and Australia, The Family in Question explores how those in public policy often dangerously reflect the popular imagination, rather than recognizing the complex changes taking place within the global immigrant community.

Ralph Grillo is Emeritus Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Sussex.

Reviews
The Family in Question insightfully explores migrant families in Europe – shedding a bright light and offering fresh perspectives on a subject at the center of policy debates about cultural differences.

Nancy Foner, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York