Public and Private Families: An Introduction
by Cherlin, AndrewEdition: 7th
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2012-09-28
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Education
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Summary
As the title suggests, Public and Private Families: An Introduction, seventh edition, discusses the family in two senses: the private family, in which we live most of our personal lives, and the public family, in which we, as adults, deal with broader societal issues such as the care of the frail elderly, the increase in divorce, and childbearing outside of marriage. The book examines intimate personal concerns, such as whether to marry, as well as societal concerns, such as governmental policies that affect families. Distinctive chapters examine contemporary issues such as income assistance to poor families, the effects of out-of-home childcare, and the costs of Social Security and Medicare programs. A companion reader to this textbook, Public and Private Families: A Reader, seventh edition, with 14 same-named chapters, has 34 readings from both the popular press and academic journals.
Table of Contents
Part One Introduction, 11 Public and Private Families, 32 The History of the Family, 37Part Two Gender, Class, and Race-Ethnicity, 773 Gender and Families, 794 Social Class and Families, 1075 Race, Ethnicity, and Families, 135Part Three Sexuality, Partnership, and Marriage, 1736 Sexualities, 1757 Cohabitation and Marriage, 2078 Work and Families, 247Part Four Links across the Generations, 2699 Children and Parents, 27110 Older People and Their Families, 307Part Five Conflict, Disruption, and Reconstitution, 33911 Domestic Violence, 34112 Divorce, 37513 Stepfamilies, 406Part Six Family and Society, 43114 The Family, the State, and Social Policy, 433
2 The History of the Family, 37Part Two Gender, Class, and Race-Ethnicity, 773 Gender and Families, 794 Social Class and Families, 1075 Race, Ethnicity, and Families, 135Part Three Sexuality, Partnership, and Marriage, 1736 Sexualities, 1757 Cohabitation and Marriage, 2078 Work and Families, 247Part Four Links across the Generations, 2699 Children and Parents, 27110 Older People and Their Families, 307Part Five Conflict, Disruption, and Reconstitution, 33911 Domestic Violence, 34112 Divorce, 37513 Stepfamilies, 406Part Six Family and Society, 43114 The Family, the State, and Social Policy, 433
3 Gender and Families, 794 Social Class and Families, 1075 Race, Ethnicity, and Families, 135Part Three Sexuality, Partnership, and Marriage, 1736 Sexualities, 1757 Cohabitation and Marriage, 2078 Work and Families, 247Part Four Links across the Generations, 2699 Children and Parents, 27110 Older People and Their Families, 307Part Five Conflict, Disruption, and Reconstitution, 33911 Domestic Violence, 34112 Divorce, 37513 Stepfamilies, 406Part Six Family and Society, 43114 The Family, the State, and Social Policy, 433
5 Race, Ethnicity, and Families, 135Part Three Sexuality, Partnership, and Marriage, 1736 Sexualities, 1757 Cohabitation and Marriage, 2078 Work and Families, 247Part Four Links across the Generations, 2699 Children and Parents, 27110 Older People and Their Families, 307Part Five Conflict, Disruption, and Reconstitution, 33911 Domestic Violence, 34112 Divorce, 37513 Stepfamilies, 406Part Six Family and Society, 43114 The Family, the State, and Social Policy, 433
6 Sexualities, 1757 Cohabitation and Marriage, 2078 Work and Families, 247Part Four Links across the Generations, 2699 Children and Parents, 27110 Older People and Their Families, 307Part Five Conflict, Disruption, and Reconstitution, 33911 Domestic Violence, 34112 Divorce, 37513 Stepfamilies, 406Part Six Family and Society, 43114 The Family, the State, and Social Policy, 433
8 Work and Families, 247Part Four Links across the Generations, 2699 Children and Parents, 27110 Older People and Their Families, 307Part Five Conflict, Disruption, and Reconstitution, 33911 Domestic Violence, 34112 Divorce, 37513 Stepfamilies, 406Part Six Family and Society, 43114 The Family, the State, and Social Policy, 433
9 Children and Parents, 27110 Older People and Their Families, 307Part Five Conflict, Disruption, and Reconstitution, 33911 Domestic Violence, 34112 Divorce, 37513 Stepfamilies, 406Part Six Family and Society, 43114 The Family, the State, and Social Policy, 433
Part Five Conflict, Disruption, and Reconstitution, 33911 Domestic Violence, 34112 Divorce, 37513 Stepfamilies, 406Part Six Family and Society, 43114 The Family, the State, and Social Policy, 433
12 Divorce, 37513 Stepfamilies, 406Part Six Family and Society, 43114 The Family, the State, and Social Policy, 433
Part Six Family and Society, 43114 The Family, the State, and Social Policy, 433
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