This bestselling reader on families and intimate relationships identifies the most current trends, places them in historical context, and balances cutting-edge scholarship with perennial favorites. The authors, who are leading scholars, build each new edition from classic literature in a variety of disciplines as well as from the continuing stream ...
Was there really a golden age of the family in the 1950sor ever? This penetrating history of the American family mounts a withering criticism of the culture of nostalgia that clouds current debate and offers a plan for reconstituting the American family dream..
This best-selling reader on families and intimate relationships identifies the most current trends and places them in historical context. The authors, who are leading scholars in the field, balance cutting-edge scholarship with perennial favorites. Sixteen readings are new to this edition, including: *Lynne M. Casper and Suzanne M. Bianchi on ...
Current debates about the family have frequently focused on the idealized family of the 1950s middle class, two parents and two children. This book focuses on the majority of American families who do not live this so-called ideal, including divorced families, step families, single parent families, teen parent families, adoptive families, and gay ...
Debates about the family have frequently focused on the idealized family of the 1950s-middle class - two parents and two children. This book focuses on the majority of American families who do not live this "ideal", including divorced families, step-families, single-parent families, teen-parent families, adoptive families, and gay and lesbian ...
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