Indian Family in Transition: Social Work Perspective

The Book portrays the concept of family in Indian context with socio-cultural and psychological dimensions. It depicts on the types of families, relationship of family with other social institutions such as; marriage, kinship and religion. The transition of family in the backdrop of Industrialisation, urbanization, modernization and globalization is critically examined. The changing structure of family, functions of family, and dynamics of family, family life and family relationships are addressed. The theoretical framework of understanding family issues is detailed. The interventions of social work with the changing families are explored. The book caters the needs of social work practitioners dealing with the issues of marriage and family and also academicians.