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What is a Family?

Law and Regulation in a Transdisciplinary Context
Series: Law, Society, Policy
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Available open access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. How families are formed, lived and understood has shifted dramatically—yet legal frameworks often still reflect outdated norms. This collection brings together a diverse team of international contributors to explore what a family is through a variety of disciplinary perspectives, including... Read More
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This interdisciplinary collection brings together a diverse team of international contributors to explore what a family is through the lenses of law, sociology, psychology, anthropology, economics and history.

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Available open access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.

How families are formed, lived and understood has shifted dramatically—yet legal frameworks often still reflect outdated norms. This collection brings together a diverse team of international contributors to explore what a family is through a variety of disciplinary perspectives, including law, psychology, economics, family science and history, inviting transdisciplinary reflections on family regulation.

By examining how legal systems respond to, resist, or incorporate diverse family forms, from non-marital partnerships to trans families, the book reveals the tensions between lived realities and legal recognition. Offering fresh insight into how regulation shapes and is shaped by evolving family life, this book is essential for scholars interested in family law, social policy and the changing dynamics of kinship.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529246346

Publisher: Bristol University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 March 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bristol University Press

Illustration: 10 Tables, black and white; 3 Illustrations, black and white

Contributors:

  • Contributions by Alan Brown
  • Contributions by Mary Jo Maynes
  • Contributions by Sarah Foley
  • Contributions by Jens M Scherpe
  • Contributions by Kate Ellis-Davies
  • Contributions by Katherine Allen
  • Contributions by Shoshana Grossbard
  • Contributions by Martha Albertson Fineman
  • Contributions by Noam Peleg

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 294

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Series: Law, Society, Policy

About the Author

Alice Margaria is an Assistant Professor in Law and Co-Director of the Interdisciplinary Research Program Human Reproduction Reloaded at the University of Zurich, Switzerland.

Claire Fenton-Glynn is a Professor of Law at the University of Monash, Australia.

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