The Emerald Handbook of Family and Social Change in the Global South: A Gendered Perspective (Diverse Perspectives on Creating a Fairer Society)

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. There is a gap in research on families in the Global South and those that address the issue with a gendered and critical perspective.Considering the Global South and its articulations of power and resistance, this handbook presents chapters on the family in the Global South, acknowledging gender differences and their impact on individuals and societies in those nations and cultures. Exploring the complex intersection among three significant social dynamics - families, the forces of societal transformation, and gender-related matters within the framework of the Global South and acknowledging the ongoing debate surrounding the Global South concept - the chapters illuminate and critically examine some of the debated matters pertaining to shifts in family dynamics from a gendered perspective.Demonstrating that examining changes in living arrangements and family dynamics through a gendered lens is indispensa