Researching Families And Relationships: Reflections On Process

Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life Titles include: Graham Allan, Graham Crow and Sheila Hawker STEPFAMILIES Harriet Becher FAMILY PRACTICES IN SOUTH ASIAN MUSLIM FAMILIES Parenting in a Multi-Faith Britain Elisa Rose Birch, Anh T. Le and Paul W. Miller HOUSEHOLD DIVISIONS OF LABOUR Teamwork, Gender and Time Jacqui Gabb RESEARCHING INTIMACY IN FAMILIES Peter Jackson (editor) CHANGING FAMILIES, CHANGING FOOD Riitta Jallinoja and Eric Widmer (editors) FAMILIES AND KINSHIP IN CONTEMPORARY EUROPE Rules and Practices of Relatedness Lynn Jamieson, Roona Simpson and Ruth Lewis (editors) RESEARCHING FAMILIES AND RELATIONSHIPS Reflections on Process David Morgan RETHINKING FAMILY PRACTICES Eriikka Oinonen FAMILIES IN CONVERGING EUROPE A Comparison of Forms, Structures and Ideals Róisín Ryan-Flood LESBIAN MOTHERHOOD Gender, Families and Sexual Citizenship Tam Sanger TRANS PEOPLE’S PARTNERSHIPS Towards an Ethics of Intimacy Elizabeth B. Silva TECHNOLOGY, CULTURE, FAMILY Influences on Home Life St. Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life Series Standing Order ISBN 978–0–230–51748–6 (hardback) 978–0–230–24924–0 (paperback) (outside North America only) You can receive future titles in this series as they are published by placing a standing order. Please contact your bookseller or, in case of difficulty, write to us at the address below with your name and address, the title of the series and one of the ISBNs quoted above. Customer Services Department, Macmillan Distribution Ltd, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS, England This page intentionally left blank Researching Families and Relationships Reflections on Process Edited By Lynn Jamieson University of Edinburgh, UK Roona Simpson University of Edinburgh, UK Ruth Lewis London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK Selection and editorial matter © Lynn Jamieson, Roona Simpson and Ruth Lewis 2011 Individual chapters © their respective authors 2011 Foreword © Sarah Cunningham-Burley 2011 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2011 978-0-230-25244-8 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2011 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries ISBN 978-1-349-32209-1 DOI 10.1057/9780230347960 ISBN 978-0-230-34796-0 (eBook) This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. A catalogue record for this book is available from the Library of Congress