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Family in Transition: International Edition de Arlene S. Skolnick

Family in Transition: International Edition

Autor Arlene S. Skolnick, Jerome H. Skolnick
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 28 apr 2009
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 the field as well as the continuing stream of new family scholarship.
 
New articles to this edition covers topics such as, the changes in the transition from adolescence to adulthood, Census Bureau statistics on American family life, attitudes and beliefs of conservative Christians, domestic violence, and more.
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ISBN-13: 9780205766345
ISBN-10: 020576634X
Pagini: 552
Dimensiuni: 178 x 235 mm
Greutate: 0.79 kg
Ediția:15Nouă
Editura: Pearson Education
Colecția Pearson Education
Locul publicării:Upper Saddle River, United States

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
(* indicates new to this edition)
 
 
Part One: The Changing Family 
 
Chapter 1: Families Past and Present
  • Reading 1: William J. Goode, "The Theoretical Importance of the Family”
  • Reading 2: Anthony Giddens, “The Global Revolution in Family and Personal Life”
  • Reading 3: Arlene Skolnick, “The Life Course Revolution”
  • *Reading 4: Claude S.Fischer and Michael Hout, “The Family in Trouble?”
Chapter 2:  Public Debates and Private Live
  • Reading 5: Sharon Hays, “The Mommy Wars”
  • Reading 6: Janet Z. Giele, “Decline of the Family: Conservative, Liberal, and Feminist Views”
 
Part Two: Sex and Gender
 
Chapter 3: Changing Gender Roles
  • Reading 7: Robert M. Jackson, “Destined for Equality”
  • *Reading 8: Kathleen Gerson, "What do Women and Men Want? "
  • *Reading 9: Andrew Greeley and Michael Hout,  “The Conservative Christian Family and the Feminist Revolution”
Chapter 4: Sexuality and Society
  • Reading 10: Beth Bailey, “Sexual Revolutions”
  • Reading 11: Paula England, “The Decline of Dating and the Rise of the Hook Up”
Chapter 5: Courtship and Marriage
  • Reading 12: Lynne M. Casper and Suzanne M. Bianchi, “Cohabitation”
  • *Reading 13: Michael J.  Rosenfeld, “ Alternative Unions and The Independent Life Stage.”
  • *Reading 14: Andrew Cherlin,  “American marriage in the early 21st century”
  • Reading 15: Arlene Skolnick, “Grounds for Marriage: How Relationships Succeed or Fail”
Chapter 6: Divorce and Remarriage
  • *Reading 16: Laurence  M. Friedman, “Divorce: The Silent Revolution”
  • Reading 17: Joan B. Kelly and Robert E. Emery, “Children’s Adjustment Following Divorce: Risk and Resilience Perspectives”
  • Reading 18: Mary Ann Mason, “The Modern American Stepfamily: Problems and Possibilities”
 
Part Three:   Parents and Children
 
Chapter 7: Parenthood
  • Reading 19: Philip Cowan and Carolyn Pape Cowan, “New Families: Modern Couples as New Pioneers”
  • Reading 20: Dan Clawson and Naomi Gerstel, “Caring for Our Young: Child Care in Europe and the United States”
  • Reading 21: Nicholas Townsend, “The Four Facets of Fatherhood
Chapter 8:  Childhood and Youth
  • Reading 22: Steven Mintz, “Beyond Sentimentality: American Childhood as a Social and Cultural Construct”
  • *Reading 23: Annette Lareau, “Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race and Family Life”
  • Reading 24: Vern L. Bengston, Timothy J. Biblarz, and Robert E.L. Roberts, “How Families Still Matter: A Longitudinal Study of Youth in Two Generations”
  • *Reading 25: Jeffrey J. Arnett, “A Longer Road to Adulthood”
 
Part Four: Families in Society
 
Chapter 9:  Work and Family Life
  • Reading 26: Arlie Hochschild, with Anne Machung, "The Second Shift: Working Parents and the Revolution at Home
  • Reading 27: Kathleen Gerson and  Jerry A. Jacobs, “The Work-Home Crunch”
  • *Reading 28: Pamela Stone, “The Rhetoric and Reality of Opting Out”
 
Chapter 10: Family and the Economy
  • Reading 29: Lillian B. Rubin, "Families on the Fault Line”                                                                  
  • Reading 30: Harriet B. Presser, “The Economy That Never Sleeps”
  • Reading 31: Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Warren Tyagi, “Why Middle-Class Mothers and Fathers are Going Broke”
Chapter 10: Dimensions of Diversity
  • Reading 32: Ronald L. Taylor, “Diversity within African American  Families”
  • Reading 33: Maxine Baca Zinn and Barbara Wells, “Diversity within Latino Families: New Lessons for Family Social Science”
  • *Reading 34: Rona J. Karasik and Raeann R. Hamon, “Cultural Diversity and Aging Families”
  • Reading 35:Judith Stacey, “Gay and Lesbian Families: Queer Like Us”
Chapter 11: Trouble in the Family
  • Reading 36: Jeremy Travis, “Prisoners’ Families and Children,”
  • Reading 37: Kathryn Edin and Maria Kefalas, “Unmarried with Children” 
  • *Reading 38: Michael P. Johnson, “Violence and Abuse in Personal Relationships”

Textul de pe ultima copertă

Family in Transition Fifteenth Edition
Arlene S. Skolnick    n    Jerome H. Skolnick
 
 
This bestselling reader on families and intimate relationships identifies the most current trends and places them in historical context, balancing cutting edge scholarship with perennial favorites. The authors, who are leading scholars, build each new edition from classic literature in the field as well as from contemporary discourse on family.
 
Articles new to this edition cover a range of topics, including:
  • The transition from adolescence to adulthood
  • Current Census Bureau statistics on American family life
  • Attitudes and beliefs in conservative Christian families
  • Domestic violence
  • The “silent revolution”  that led to the emergence of no-fault divorce
  • The impact of class and race on family life, and more