Handbook of family diversity / Family diversity edited by David H. Demo, Katherine R. Allen, Mark A. Fine. - xviii, 460 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / Introduction -- Controversies, Questions, and Values / An Overview of Family Diversity -- Past and Present / Historical Perspectives on Family Diversity / Economic and Social Influences / Diversity of Family Structure -- Gender Dynamics in Families -- Gender, Marriage, and Diverse Possibilities for Cross-Sex and Same-Sex Pairs / Gender and Parent-Child Relations / Gender and Intergenerational Relationships / Kinship and Gender / Family Structure and Diversity -- Diversity Within Single-Parent Families / Diversity Among Stepfamilies / Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Families / Older Adults and Their Families / Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Diversities in Families -- Diversity Within African American Families / New Lessons for Family Social Science / Diversity Within Latino Families -- 14 / Class Diversities in Families -- Poverty and Economic Hardship in Families / Effects on Schooling / Diversity in Family Structure -- Applications for Working With Families -- Culture and Narrative as Central Metaphors for Clinical Practice with Families / Family Diversity and Family Life Education / Family Diversity and Family Policy / Conclusion -- Toward a Richer Approach to Multiple Roles / Family Diversity and Intersecting Categories -- Toward Revels or a Requiem for Family Diversity? / The Handbook's Tail -- Implications for Research, Theory, and Practice / Family Diversity in the 21st Century. Kathleen Gerson -- Kathleen R. Allen, Mark A. Fine, and David H. Demo -- / PART II. Reflections on Family Diversity -- Stephanie Coontz -- Jay D. Teachman -- / Virginia Rutter and Pepper Schwartz -- Gary Peterson, Denise Ann Bodman, Kevin R. Bush, and Debra Madden-Derdich -- Debra Umberson and Ellen Slaten -- Colleen L. Johnson -- Paul R. Amato -- E. Mavis Hetherington and Margaret Stanley-Hagan -- Ritch C. Savin-Williams and Kristin G. Esterberg -- Victoria Hilkevitch Bedford and Rosemary Blieszner -- Ronald L. Taylor -- Maxine Baca Zinn and Barbara Wells -- / Masako Ishii-Kuntz -- Mark R. Rank -- Doris R. Entwisle and Karl L. Alexander -- / Joan Laird -- Judith A. Myers-Walls -- Richard M. Lerner, Elizabeth E. Sparks, and Laurie D. McCubbin -- Stephen R. Marks and Leigh A. Leslie -- / Judith Stacey -- / Mark A. Fine, David H. Demo, and Katherine R. Allen -- / Part I. 1. 2. 3. Part III. 4. 5. 6. 7. Part IV. 8. 9. 10. 11. Part V. 12. 13. Part VI. 15. 16. Part VII. 17. 18. 19. Part VIII. 20. 21. 22.

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Families
Marriage.
Interpersonal relations.
Ethnicity

HQ518. / H1538 2000

306.85