Public and Private Families
A Reader
7th Edition
Published on 8. November 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-0-07-802668-3 (ISBN)
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Student Textbook
Edition
7th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
20 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 185 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
723 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-802668-3 (9780078026683)
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Andrew J. Cherlin is Benjamin H. Griswold III Professor of Public Policy and Sociology at Johns Hopkins University. He received a B.S. from Yale University in 1970 and a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1976. He is the author of the McGraw-Hill textbook, Public and Private Families: An Introduction. His other books include Marriage, Divorce, Remarriage (revised and enlarged edition, 1992), Divided Families: What Happens to Children when Parents Part (with Frank F. Furstenberg, Jr., 1991), The Changing American Family and Public Policy (1988), and The New American Grandparent: A Place in the Family, A Life Apart (with Frank F. Furstenberg, Jr., 1986). In 1989-1990 he was chair of the Family Section of the American Sociological Association. In 1999 he was president of the Population Association of America, the scholarly organization for demographic research. In 2005, Professor Cherlin was awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship. He recived the Distinguished Career Award in 2003 from the Family Section of the American Sociological Association. In 2001, he received the Olivia S. Nordberg Award for Excellence in Writing in the Population Sciences; and in 1999, he was President of the Population Association of America. He has also received a Merit Award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development for his research on the effects of family structure on children. His recent articles include "The Deinstitutionalization of American Marriage," in the Journal of Marriage and Family; "The Influence of Physical and Sexual Abuse on Marriage and Cohabitation," in the American Sociological Review; and "American Marriage in the Early Twenty-First Century," in The Future of Children.
He also has written many articles for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Nation, Newsweek, and other periodicals. He has been interviewed on ABC News Nightline, the Today Show, network evening news programs, National Public Radio's All Things Considered, and other news programs and documentaries.
He also has written many articles for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Nation, Newsweek, and other periodicals. He has been interviewed on ABC News Nightline, the Today Show, network evening news programs, National Public Radio's All Things Considered, and other news programs and documentaries.
Content
Part One
Introduction
1. PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FAMILIES
The Family in Trouble: Since When? For Whom?, Claude S. Fischer and Michael Hout
From Role to Self: The Emergence of Androgynous Love in the 20th Century, Francesca M. Cancian
2. THE HISTORY OF THE FAMILY
What's Love Got to Do with It? A Brief History of Marriage, Stephanie Coontz
Growing Up Is Harder to Do, Frank F. Furstenberg Jr.,
Sheela Kennedy, Vonnie C. McLoyd, Ruben G. Rumbaut, and
Richard A. Settersten Jr.
Part Two
Gender, Class, and Race-Ethnicity
3. GENDER AND FAMILIES
Doing Gender, Candace West and Don H. Zimmerman
Betwixt and Be Tween: Gender Contradictions among Middle Schoolers, Barbara J. Risman and ELizabeth Seale
4. SOCIAL CLASS AND FAMILIES
Blue-Collar Blues/White-Collar Weddings, Andrew J. Cherlin
Invisible Inequality: Social Class and Childrearing in Black Families and White Families, Annette Lareau
5. RACE, ETHNICITY, AND FAMILIES
Why Won't African Americans Get (and Stay) Married? Why Should They?, Shirley A. Hill
Breaking the Last Taboo: Interracial Marriage in America, Zhenchao Qian
Part Three
Sexuality, Partnership and Marriage
6. SEXUALITIES
Sexual Desire and Gender, Pepper Schwartz and Virginia Rutter
Living Apart Together: A New Family Form, Irene Levin
7. COHABITATION AND MARRIAGE
"Everything's There Except Money": How Money Shapes Decisions to Marry among Cohabitors, Pamela J. Smock, Wendy D. Manning, and Meredith Porter
Unmarried with Children, Kathryn Edin and Maria Kefalas
8. WORK AND FAMILIES
The Work-Home Crunch, Kathleen Gerson and Jerry A. Jacobs
The Odd Disconnect: Our Family-Hostile Public Policy,
Joan C. Williams
Part Four
Links across the Generations
9. CHILDREN AND PARENTS
Fragile Families and the Reproduction of Poverty, Sara McLanahan
Migrant Time versus Child Time, Joanna Dreby
10. OLDER PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES
Beyond the Nuclear Family: The Increasing Importance of
Multigenerational Bonds, Vern L. Bengtson
The Accordion Family, Katherine S. Newman
Part Five
Conflict, Disruption, and Reconstitution
11. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Control and Violence in Intimate Relationships, Michael P. Johnson
Controversies Surrounding Mandatory Arrest Policies and the Police Response to Intimate Partner Violence, Amy Leisenring
12. DIVORCE
Life without Father: What Happens to the Children?, Sara McLanahan
Children's Adjustment Following Divorce: Risk and Resilience Perspectives, Joan B. Kelly and Robert E. Emery
13. STEPFAMILIES
The Modern American Stepfamily: Problems and Possibilities, Mary Ann Mason
Five Styles of Positive Stepmothering from the Perspective of Young Adult Stepdaughters, Helen M. Crohn
Part Six
Family and Society
14. THE FAMILY, THE STATE, AND SOCIAL POLICY
Improving the Safety Net for Single Mothers Who Face Serious Barriers to Work, Rebecca M. Blank
Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Parenting and America's Children, William Meezan and Jonathan Rauch
References
Introduction
1. PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FAMILIES
The Family in Trouble: Since When? For Whom?, Claude S. Fischer and Michael Hout
From Role to Self: The Emergence of Androgynous Love in the 20th Century, Francesca M. Cancian
2. THE HISTORY OF THE FAMILY
What's Love Got to Do with It? A Brief History of Marriage, Stephanie Coontz
Growing Up Is Harder to Do, Frank F. Furstenberg Jr.,
Sheela Kennedy, Vonnie C. McLoyd, Ruben G. Rumbaut, and
Richard A. Settersten Jr.
Part Two
Gender, Class, and Race-Ethnicity
3. GENDER AND FAMILIES
Doing Gender, Candace West and Don H. Zimmerman
Betwixt and Be Tween: Gender Contradictions among Middle Schoolers, Barbara J. Risman and ELizabeth Seale
4. SOCIAL CLASS AND FAMILIES
Blue-Collar Blues/White-Collar Weddings, Andrew J. Cherlin
Invisible Inequality: Social Class and Childrearing in Black Families and White Families, Annette Lareau
5. RACE, ETHNICITY, AND FAMILIES
Why Won't African Americans Get (and Stay) Married? Why Should They?, Shirley A. Hill
Breaking the Last Taboo: Interracial Marriage in America, Zhenchao Qian
Part Three
Sexuality, Partnership and Marriage
6. SEXUALITIES
Sexual Desire and Gender, Pepper Schwartz and Virginia Rutter
Living Apart Together: A New Family Form, Irene Levin
7. COHABITATION AND MARRIAGE
"Everything's There Except Money": How Money Shapes Decisions to Marry among Cohabitors, Pamela J. Smock, Wendy D. Manning, and Meredith Porter
Unmarried with Children, Kathryn Edin and Maria Kefalas
8. WORK AND FAMILIES
The Work-Home Crunch, Kathleen Gerson and Jerry A. Jacobs
The Odd Disconnect: Our Family-Hostile Public Policy,
Joan C. Williams
Part Four
Links across the Generations
9. CHILDREN AND PARENTS
Fragile Families and the Reproduction of Poverty, Sara McLanahan
Migrant Time versus Child Time, Joanna Dreby
10. OLDER PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES
Beyond the Nuclear Family: The Increasing Importance of
Multigenerational Bonds, Vern L. Bengtson
The Accordion Family, Katherine S. Newman
Part Five
Conflict, Disruption, and Reconstitution
11. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Control and Violence in Intimate Relationships, Michael P. Johnson
Controversies Surrounding Mandatory Arrest Policies and the Police Response to Intimate Partner Violence, Amy Leisenring
12. DIVORCE
Life without Father: What Happens to the Children?, Sara McLanahan
Children's Adjustment Following Divorce: Risk and Resilience Perspectives, Joan B. Kelly and Robert E. Emery
13. STEPFAMILIES
The Modern American Stepfamily: Problems and Possibilities, Mary Ann Mason
Five Styles of Positive Stepmothering from the Perspective of Young Adult Stepdaughters, Helen M. Crohn
Part Six
Family and Society
14. THE FAMILY, THE STATE, AND SOCIAL POLICY
Improving the Safety Net for Single Mothers Who Face Serious Barriers to Work, Rebecca M. Blank
Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Parenting and America's Children, William Meezan and Jonathan Rauch
References