Stepfamilies A Sociological Review

Graham Allan is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Keele University, UK. His research interests focus on informal relationships, including friendships, family ties and community sociology. He has published widely in these areas and is co-editor of the Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life book series. Graham Crow is Professor of Sociology at the University of Southampton, UK and Deputy Director of the ESRC National Centre for Research Methods. His research and teaching interest include family and community sociology, sociological theory, comparative sociology and research methods. Sheila Hawker is a qualitative researcher who has worked on numerous projects concerned with families, older people and end of life care. Her research interests include family sociology, quality of life in health care and research interests include family sociology, quality of life in health care and qualitative research methods. She is co-director of CS Academic services, a company specialising in qualitative social and health services research.Allan, Graham is the author of 'Stepfamilies A Sociological Review', published 2008 under ISBN 9781403904928 and ISBN 1403904928.