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Author: Susan J Ferguson
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Published: 2005-12-14
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780072825855
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis anthology explores the issues and diversity of contemporary families, presenting balanced coverage of racial and ethnic variation and discussing a wide variety of family arrangements and processes. 32 out of the 50 selections included are new to this edition.
Author: Susan J. Ferguson
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 692
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis anthology explores the issues and diversity of contemporary families, presenting balanced coverage of racial and ethnic variation and discussing a wide variety of family arrangements and processes. 32 out of the 50 selections included are new to this edition.
Author: Teresa Ciabattari
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2021-07-29
Total Pages: 431
ISBN-13: 154434242X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSociology of Families: Change, Continuity, and Diversity offers students an engaging introduction to sociological thinking about contemporary families in the United States. By incorporating discussions of diversity and inequality into every chapter, author Teresa Ciabattari highlights how structures of inequality based on social divisions such as gender, race, and sexuality shape the institution of the family. The Second Edition has been updated to include the most recent data and statistics, expanded coverage of childhood and parenting, and a new chapter on family violence. Included with this text The online resources for your text are available via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site..
Author: Susan J. Ferguson
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Published: 2018-08-14
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781506368276
DOWNLOAD EBOOKShifting the Center: Understanding the Contemporary Family 5e is a popular anthology of readings used in Sociology of Family and Marriages/Families/Intimate Relationship courses. It's editor, Susan Ferguson, brings together selections written by leading family researchers and drawn from a variety of scholarly sources, including articles from the leading family journals and excerpts from number of classic book-length studies. The table of contents follows the same scope and sequence as the leading family survey texts.
Author: Jeffrey C. Alexander
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2017-09-05
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13: 1509518142
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this book Jeffrey Alexander develops the view that cultural sociology and “cultural pragmatics” are vital for understanding the structural turbulence and political possibilities of contemporary social life. Central to Alexander’s approach is a new model of social performance that combines elements from both the theatrical avant-garde and modern social theory. He uses this model to shed new light on a wide range of social actors, movements, and events, demonstrating through striking empirical examples the drama of social life. Producing successful dramas determines the outcome of social movements and provides the keys to political power. Modernity has neither eliminated aura nor suppressed authenticity; on the contrary, they are available to social actors who can perform them in compelling ways. This volume further consolidates Alexander’s reputation as one of the most original social thinkers of our time. It will be of great interest to students and scholars in sociology and cultural studies as well as throughout the social sciences and humanities.
Author: Gosta Esping-Andersen
Publisher: Polity
Published: 2009-08-31
Total Pages: 225
ISBN-13: 0745643159
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOur future depends very much on how we respond to three great challenges of the new century, all of which threaten to increase social inequality: first, how we adapt institutions to the new role of women; second, how we prepare our children for the knowledge economy; and, third, how we respond to the new demography.
Author: Karen V. Hansen
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780813535012
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAnnotation How do working parents provide care and mobilize the help that they need? Karen V. Hansen investigates the lives of working parents and the informal networks they construct to help care for their children. The book concludes with a series of policy suggestions intended to improve the environment in which working families raise children.
Author: James M. White
Publisher: SAGE
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 217
ISBN-13: 0761929053
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHow can the study of families be scientific? What is the difference between postmodern and positivistic approaches? What is the role of models and metaphors in constructing our theoretical knowledge? In Advancing Family Theories, author James M. White addresses such difficult questions that have been longstanding issues within the field of family studies and examines these matters from a social science perspective. Advancing Family Theories explores two contemporary theories of the family-rational choice theory and transition theory. These diametrically different approaches illuminate what differing theories reveal about families. The book also discusses how meta-theories can assist in building and refining theory and offers insight on the understanding versus explanation debate. Advancing Family Theories gives students a precise notion of what a theory is and how theories work in research. The book not only looks at philosophical realms but also examines particular substantive theory to explain and predict family behaviors.
Author: Karen Seccombe
Publisher: Pearson
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPoverty is a social problem and finding solutions requires us to look closely at our social institutions. This book brings together the most recent quantitative and qualitative data to examine the many dimensions of this problem in the United States.--[book cover].
Author: Richard Settersten
Publisher: Bantam
Published: 2010-12-28
Total Pages: 274
ISBN-13: 0440339790
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhy are 20-somethings delaying adulthood? The media have flooded us with negative headlines about this generation, from their sense of entitlement to their immaturity. Drawing on almost a decade of cutting-edge research and nearly five hundred interviews with young people, Richard Settersten, Ph.D., and Barbara E. Ray shatter these stereotypes, revealing an unexpected truth: A slower path to adulthood is good for all of us. Their surprising findings include • Young adults who finish college and delay marriage and child-rearing get a much better start in life. • Few 20-somethings who live at home are mooching off their parents. More often, they are using the time at home to gain necessary credentials and save money for a more secure future. • Helicopter parents aren’t so bad after all. Involved parents provide young people with advantages, including mentoring and economic support, that have become increasingly necessary to success. Not Quite Adults is a fascinating look at an often misunderstood generation. It’s a must-read for parents, teachers, psychologists, sociologists, and anyone interested in today’s youth culture. Visit www.notquiteadults.com for more information on this revelatory book.
