Nuclear Family Values, Extended Family Lives The Power of Race, Class, and Gender

Name: Nuclear Family Values, Extended Family Lives The Power of Race, Class, and Gender
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ISBN: 9780415808415

ISBN-10: 0415808413

ISBN-13: 9780415808415

Edition: 2012

Authors: Naomi Gerstel, Natalia Sarkisian

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Family Problems shows how the current emphasis on the nuclear familyâwith its exclusion of the extended familyâis narrow, even deleterious, and misses much of family life. This omission is tied to gender, race, and class. This book is broken down ito six chapters. Chapter one discusses how, when promoting "family values" and talking about "family as the basic unit of American society," social commentators, politicians, and social scientists alike typically ignore extended kin ties and focus only on the nuclear family. Chapters two and three show that the focus on marriage and the nuclear family is a narrow view that ignores the familial practices and experiences of many…

Book details

List price: $10.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 3/8/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 86
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.75" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English



Series Foreword


Preface



The Widespread Focus on Nuclear Families



The Realities of Family Life: Extended Families and Gender



Race and Family Organization



The Power of Social Class: Structure, Culture, and Families as Strategies for Survival



Marriage and Families



Social Policies and Families


References


Glossary/Index