Researching Intimacy in Families [Paperback]

An incisive engagement with the subject of intimacy and interpersonal relationships and the methods used to research families and personal life, this book introduces readers to contemporary conceptual and methodological frameworks for understanding intimacy and sexuality in families.Introduction???????? Researching Families and Childhood Methodological Approaches and Family Research Methods Conceptualisations of Intimacy Mapping Intimacy in Families The Affect of Methods Conclusion

Joint Winner ofthe British Sociological Association Philip Abrams Memorial Prize 2009

'The book is an excellent systematization of both the debates shaping the field of family studies and the ones concerning methods to explore relational life and sensitive topics...highly recommended, especially to postgraduates and new researchers.' - Laura Centemeri, Sociological Research Online

'This is a very fine piece of work, well written and enjoyable with a sociological imagination at its heart...The book should be read widely, not only by those with an interest in families and intimate lives, but by anyone with an interest in reading good sociological thinking at work.' - BSA Philip Abrams Memorial Prize Judging Committee

'This is a rare book: both a methodological and conceptual handbook and an innovative exploration of the practices of intimacy in families. Jacqui Gabb offers exciting new methods for exploring those parts of family life that others have failed to reach. Her approach is unfailingly constructive in the way that she deals with concepts and theories, and she offers a new intellectual map for research in this fascinating area. More than this, she also provides evidence from her own research project on what can be achieved by this new multi-method and conceptually fluid approach. This book will become essential reading in no time.' - Carol Smart, Professor of Sociology, University of Manchester, UK

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