عنوان

The family :

(Number (ISBN

0393639320

(Number (ISBN

9780393639322

Title Proper

The family :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

diversity, inequality, and social change /

First Statement of Responsibility

Philip N. Cohen.

Edition Statement

Second edition.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

W.W. Norton & Company,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2018]

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2018

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xxix, 507, 3, 45, 1, 30 pages :

Other Physical Details

color illustrations ;

Dimensions

26 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages B1-B45) and index.

Text of Note

1: A sociology of the family. Defining families ; The family in sociological theory ; Studying families ; Trend to watch: big data ; Moving on. -- 2: The family in history. Early history ; Origins of the American family ; The modern family (1900-1960s) ; New family diversity (1960-present) ; Trend to watch: urban transformation. -- 3: Race, ethnicity, and immigration. What are race and ethnicity? ; American stories ; Immigration ; Intermarriage ; Trend to watch: undocumented immigration. -- 4: Families and social class. Theories of social class; The American class structure ; Social mobility and class persistence ; Trend to watch: the 1 percent. -- 5: Gender. Sex and gender ; Perspectives on gender ; Gender socialization ; Gender at work ; Trend to watch: women's educational advantage. -- 6: Sexuality. Sociology and sexuality ; Sexual identity and orientation ; The biology of human sexuality ; Sexual behavior ; Teen sex ; Sexuality and health ; Trend to watch: pornography. -- 7: Love and relationships. Scripting diversity ; Love ; Relationships rituals ; Mate selection ; Trend to watch: sex before relationships. -- 8: Marriage and cohabitation. Diversity, inequality, and social change ; Who gets married ; Who marries whom ; Cohabitation ; The modern married individual ; The benefits of marriage ; The politics of marriage ; Trend to watch: cohabitation. -- 9: Families and children. Childbearing ; Adoption ; Why (not) have children? ; Children's living arrangements ; Parenting ; Trend to watch: assisted reproductive technology. -- 10: Divorce, remarriage, and blended families. For the children's sake ; Church and state ; Divorce rates and trends ; Causes of divorce ; Consequences of divorce ; Remarriage and blended families ; Trend to watch: gray divorce. -- 11: Work and families. Work in institutional arenas ; Housework and child care ; Conflicts and solutions ; Trend to watch: local policy innovation. -- 12: Family violence and abuse. Family violence: an institutional perspective ; What is family violence? ; Child abuse and neglect ; Elder abuse ; Intimate partner violence ; Sexual violence ; Violence in lesbian and gay relationships ; Declining violence ; Consequences of family violence ; Feminist perspectives ; Interventions ; Trend to watch: a less violent future? -- 13: The future of the family. Diversity ; Inequality ; Social change ; Responses to family change ; Trend to watch: the limits of longevity.

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Text of Note

By encouraging sociological thinking about contemporary families, "The Family" helps students become savvy consumers of media-reported research. In the Second Edition, Cohen examines trends in family life such as gender fluidity, sexuality in later life, and technologys transformation of romantic relationships. The book is further strengthened by expanded media resources including award-winning InQuizitive activities. -- From product description.

Families-- United States.

Familiensoziologie

Families.

Lehrbuch

United States.

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Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Cohen, Philip N.

Date of Transaction

20200822094456.0

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Electronic name

[Book]

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