The Diversity and Strength of American Families
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families
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Published: 1986
Total Pages: 136
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Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families
Publisher:
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 136
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families
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Published: 1986
Total Pages: 132
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families
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Published: 1986
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Maxine Baca Zinn
Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 504
ISBN-13: 9780060473723
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Richard M. Lerner
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-03-09
Total Pages: 182
ISBN-13: 1475752067
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFamily Diversity and Family Policy describes the dimensions of diversity which characterize the contemporary American family and discusses the implications for public policy and associated intervention programs linked to this diversity. The authors contend that if the programs and policies available to support families are to be most useful, they need to reflect the diversity of the families they intend to help. Beginning with a discussion of the historical and contemporary context of the American family, Family Diversity and Family Policy focuses on child poverty and argues that this topic may be usefully studied within the context of developmental systems theory. This theory systematically links the development of individuals to variations in their physical and social ecology, and is used as a framework for discussing: Contemporary challenges faced by parents charged with rearing adolescents, and the familial and societal issues that arise when the adolescents being reared are parents themselves. Current policy issues that arise from welfare debates in the United States and from recently-enacted welfare reform legislation. The importance for our nation of developing a comprehensive national youth policy. The authors draw implications for the design, delivery, and evaluation of diversity-sensitive policies and programs for families and youth, and offer a vision of how to link scholars, policy makers, and community members in multi-professional and multi-institutional collaborations promoting the positive development of American families and youth. Family Diversity and Family Policy is relevant to scholars and policy makers interested in human development, particularly of children and adolescents. In addition, it should be essential reading for practitioners and policy makers in government, private industry, and public and private social service organizations.
Author: David H. L. Olson
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
Published: 2002-08
Total Pages: 646
ISBN-13: 9780072523447
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis introduction to marriages and families accentuates the positive aspects of relationships and focuses on enriching students' knowledge and experience in building strong, successful couple and family relationships. The authors, both seasoned family scholars and therapists, integrate research, theory, and practical application with an interdisciplinary perspective on marriage and family.
Author: Hill
Publisher: University Press of America
Published: 1999-01-14
Total Pages: 207
ISBN-13: 0761817646
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReturning to his innovative work of twenty-five years ago, Robert Hill once more offers an incisive analysis of five key cultural strengths of African-American families. With compassion and eloquence, he argues that these existing strengths provide a solid foundation upon which to develop the kind of public policies and self-help initiatives that will truly promote the interests, not only of the African American community, but of our diverse nation as a whole.
Author: Harriette Pipes McAdoo
Publisher: SAGE
Published: 1999-04-20
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9780761918578
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFamily ethnicity involves the unique family customs, proverbs, and stories that are passed on for generations. This volume provides extensive information about the various cultural elements that different family groups have drawn upon in order to exist in the United States today. The sections cover Native American Indians, Native Hawaiians, Mexican American and Spanish, African American, Muslim American, and Asian American families.
Author: Stephanie Coontz
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-01-11
Total Pages: 689
ISBN-13: 1135776911
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the past forty years, American families have become more racially and ethnically diverse than ever before. Different family forms and living arrangements have also multiplied, with single-parent families, cohabiting couples with children, divorced couples with children, stepfamilies, and newly-visible same-sex families. During the same period, socioeconomic inequality among families has risen to levels not seen since the 1920s. This second edition of American Families offers several benefits: clear conceptual focus new attention to the historical origins of contemporary family diversity well-chosen essays by leading names from across the curriculum explores the interactions between race-ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality in shaping family life cCompletely updated and expanded bibliography of related sources new companion website with student and instructor resources to enhance learning. Leading off with a comprehensive and teachable introduction to the topic, this completely updated, revised, and expanded second edition of Stephanie Coontz's classic collection American Families remains the best resource available on family diversity in America. For additional information and classroom resources please visit the American Families companion website at www.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415958219.
Author: Mary Kay DeGenova
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781559345811
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIncludes eleven chapters devoted to eleven different types of ethnic American families. This book helps students to compare and contrast these families - their structures, lives, and experiences - and thus place them into meaningful cultural perspective.