Kinship Matters is the fifth in a series by the Cambridge Socio-Legal Group and is a product of a three day conference held in Cambridge in September 2005. This volume concerns the evolving notions and practices of kinship in contemporary Britain and the interrelationship of kinship, law, and social policy. Assembling contributions from scholars in a range of disciplines, the book examines social, legal, cultural, and psychological questions related to kinship. Rising rates of divorce and of alternative modes of partnership have raised questions about the care and well-being of children,...