Social Class and Changing Families in an Unequal America

Name: Social Class and Changing Families in an Unequal America
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ISBN: 9780804770897

ISBN-10: 0804770891

ISBN-13: 9780804770897

Edition: 2011

Authors: Marcia J. Carlson, Paula England

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American families are far more diverse and complex today than they were 50 years ago. As ideas about marriage, divorce, and remarriage have changed, so too have our understandings about cohabitation, childbearing, parenting, and the transition to adulthood. Americans of all socioeconomic backgrounds have witnessed changes in the nature of family life, but as this book reveals, these changes play out in very different ways for the wealthy or well off than they do for the poor. Social Class and Changing Families in an Unequal Americaoffers an up-to-the-moment assessment of the condition of the family in an era of growing inequality. Highlighting unique aspects of family behavior, it reveals…

Book details

List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication date: 6/21/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.25" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



List of Figures and Tables


Contributors


Introduction: Social Class and Family Patterns in the United States




Birth Control Use and Early, Unintended Births: Evidence for a Class Gradient




Thinking about Demographic Family Difference: Fertility Differentials in an Unequal Society




Between Poor and Prosperous: Do the Family Patterns of Moderately Educated Americans Deserve a Closer Look?




Daddy, Baby; Momma, Maybe: Low-Income Urban Fathers and the ï¿½Package Dealï¿½ of Family Life




Family Instability and Complexity after a Nonmarital Birth: Outcomes for Children in Fragile Families




Social Class and the Transition to Adulthood: Differences in Parents' Interactions with Institutions




Family Change, Public Response: Social Policy in an Era of Complex Families




The Recent Transformation of the American Family: Witnessing and Exploring Social Change



Index