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Contemporary Families in the US: An Equity Lens 2e
This text provides students with a foundational understanding of the changing experiences and needs of contemporary families in the United States. It emphasizes the multi-directional influence of social structure as well as the impacts of difference, power, and oppression. Using an intersectional lens and placing the diversity of families at its core, the text prepares students with a range of majors and career paths.
- Tác giả
- Elizabeth B. Pearce
- Nhà xuất bản
- Linn-Benton Community College
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- LibreTexts
- Giấy phép
- CC BY
- Ngôn ngữ
- EN
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- Khoa học cơ bản
Mục lục· 123 mục
- 01: Social Constructions
- 1.01: Chapter Reading Guide
- 1.02: The Family- A Socially Constructed Idea
- 1.03: A Historical Context for Today's Families
- 1.04: Social Identities Social Constructions and Families
- 1.05: The U.S. Government and Families
- 1.06: Looking Ahead- Social Structures and Kinship
- 1.07: Going Deeper
- 02: Studying Families
- 2.01: Chapter Reading Guide
- 2.02: How and Why We Study Families
- 2.03: Research Methods and Applications to Studying Families
- 2.04: Learning about Families
- 2.05: Social Stratification in Families
- 2.06: Theories Perspectives and Key Concepts
- 2.07: What Is a Social Problem
- 2.08: Looking Ahead- Life Course Theory and COVID-19
- 2.09: Going Deeper
- 03: Connection Community Love and Partnering
- 3.01: Chapter Reading Guide
- 3.02: Introduction to Connection Love and Community
- 3.03: Sex Gender and Sexuality
- 3.04: Love and Union Formation
- 3.05: A Word about Marriage
- 3.06: Societal and Personal Influences on Union Formations
- 3.07: Union Dissolution and Divorce
- 3.08: Looking Ahead- Kinship and Health
- 3.09: Going Deeper
- 04: Nurturance Parenting and Caregiving
- 4.01: Chapter Reading Guide
- 4.02: Nurturance - Caring for Others
- 4.03: Family and Parenting Theories and Perspectives
- 4.04: Changing Demographics
- 4.05: Public Policy and Parenting
- 4.06: Family Forms and Functions
- 4.07: Looking Ahead- The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
- 4.08: Going Deeper
- 05: Routines Traditions and Culture
- 5.01: Chapter Reading Guide
- 5.02: Routines Predictability and Families
- 5.03: Traditions and Rituals
- 5.04: Culture and Families
- 5.05: Cultural Identities
- 5.06: Looking Ahead- Biculturalism
- 5.07: Going Deeper
- 06: Representation and Belonging in Social Systems
- 6.01: Chapter Reading Guide
- 6.02: Representation Belonging and Equity
- 6.03: Decision-Making and Power
- 6.04: Working Outside of the System- Social Movements and Activism
- 6.05: Looking Ahead- Looking Back to Martin Luther King Jr.
- 6.06: Going Deeper
- 07: Health and Health Care
- 7.01: Chapter Reading Guide
- 7.02: The Social Construction of Health
- 7.03: Health Equity for Families
- 7.04: Health and Health Insurance
- 7.05: Looking Ahead- Keeping Your Family Healthy
- 7.06: Going Deeper
- 08: Housing
- 8.01: Chapter Reading Guide
- 8.02: Housing and Homes
- 8.03: Power and Housing Access
- 8.04: Housing Inequities Effects on Families
- 8.05: Community Efforts to Improve Housing Access
- 8.06: Looking Ahead- Meeting Families Needs
- 8.07: Going Deeper
- 09: Safety and Stability
- 9.01: Chapter Reading Guide
- 9.02: What Children and Families Need to Be Safe
- 9.03: Macro-Level and Micro-Level Factors Related to Safety
- 9.04: Freedom from Violence and Abuse
- 9.05: Family Access to Safety and Stability
- 9.06: Looking Ahead- Restorative Practices
- 9.07: Going Deeper
- 10: Food and Water
- 10.01: Chapter Reading Guide
- 10.02: Food Equity and Families
- 10.03: The Poverty Line and Food Costs
- 10.04: Food Habits Begin in Childhood
- 10.05: Access to Water and Sanitation
- 10.06: Addressing Equity in Food Production
- 10.07: Looking Ahead- Vertical Gardens
- 10.08: Going Deeper
- 11: Justice
- 11.01: Chapter Reading Guide
- 11.02: Justice- An Introduction
- 11.03: The Intersectionality of Justice
- 11.04: Treatment Jail or Justice
- 11.05: Real Laws Real Families
- 11.06: Looking Ahead- Immigrant Families
- 11.07: Going Deeper
- 12: Visual Culture
- 12.01: Chapter Reading Guide
- 12.02: Experience Expression and Equity
- 12.03: Cultural Exposure Can Be Unintentional
- 12.04: Historical Impact on Todays Families
- 12.05: Television Film and Video Games
- 12.06: Beauty Identity and Academics
- 12.07: Looking Ahead- Lin-Manuel Miranda and Role Models
- 12.08: Going Deeper
- 13: Education and Employment
- 13.01: Chapter Reading Guide
- 13.02: Education and Employment Changes to Education- Birth through Adulthood
- 13.03: Post-Secondary Education and Families
- 13.04: Gender Work and Family
- 13.05: Care Work
- 13.06: Looking Ahead- Laborers Who Are Undocumented
- 13.07: Going Deeper
- 14: Meaning and Purpose
- 14.01: Chapter Reading Guide
- 14.02: What Do We Mean by Meaning
- 14.03: Purpose and Meaning- A Survey of 17 Countries
- 14.04: Lifespan Development and Creativity
- 14.05: Indigenous Perspectives on Family Purpose and Meaning
- 14.06: Generational Trauma and Resilience
- 14.07: Looking Ahead- Deb Haaland and Family Healing
- 14.08: Going Deeper
- 15: Appendices
- 15.01: Appendix A- Foundational Theory Table
- 15.02: Appendix B- Comparison of Family Rituals and Family Routines
- 15.03: Appendix C- Psychosocial Lifespan Development Theory
- 15.04: Appendix E Origin Story from the 1st Edition of Contemporary Families- An Equity Lens