Full Description
Focusing on insights from feminist researchers and the role of gender in family life, this text explores both the structural features of society that shape families and the everyday personal experiences of individual family members--as well as the interplay between the two.
Contents
Chapter 1. How to Study Families in the Twenty-First Century Chapter 2. A History of Families with a Focus on Euro-Americans Chapter 3. A History of U.S. Families with a Focus on African Americans Chapter 4. Families and the Economic System Chapter 5. Families and the Organization of Race, Class, and Gender Chapter 6. Work and Family Chapter 7. Housework Chapter 8. Love and Sex Chapter 9. Marriage Chapter 10. Divorce and Remarriage Chapter 11. Battering and Marital Rape Chapter 12. Parents Chapter 13. ChildrenChapter 14. Families, Family Policy and the State References Index
