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Family Studies: An Introduction
Most people in Western industrialised societies, and probably most people world-wide, consider family living as the most important aspect of their lives. In the first report of the Research Centre on Micro-Social Change, Scott and Perren observe that, ‘Family events were by far regarded as the most important aspect of people’s lives’ (1994, p. 263). A report for the European Commission demonstrated that 96 per cent of the population identify family living as the single most valued aspect of life across the European Union (Commission of the European Communities, 1993b, p. 60).