Contemporary Families in the US: An Equity Lens 2e
About This Book
1.1 Chapter Reading Guide Elizabeth B. Pearce The purpose of this chapter is to introduce you to basic concepts that will support your goals in learning about families. You will also get an overview of the ways families are changing in the United States. As you read, do your best to relate these ideas to your own family experiences and observations. Some of the concepts may be familiar to you, while others will not be. But that’s the point, right? You’re here to learn about today’s families in t
| Category | science |
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| Subject | Sociology: family and relationships, Society and Social Sciences, Social discrimination and social justice, Poverty and precarity, Social groups, communities and identities, Social welfare and social services, Social work, Education |
| Year | 2023 |
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| Chapters | 63 |
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| License | Creative Commons - Attribution - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Chapters
- 1.1 Chapter Reading Guide
- 1.2 The Family: A Socially Constructed Idea
- 1.3 A Historical Context for Today’s Families
- 1.4 Social Identities, Social Constructions, and Families
- 1.6 Looking Ahead: Social Structures and Kinship
- 2.1 Chapter Reading Guide
- 2.2 How and Why We Study Families
- 2.3 Research Methods and Applications to Studying Families
- 2.5 Social Stratification in Families
- 2.7 What Is a Social Problem?
- 2.8 Looking Ahead: Life Course Theory and COVID-19
- 2.9 Going Deeper
- 3.1 Chapter Reading Guide
- 3.3 Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
- 3.4 Love and Union Formation
- 3.5 A Word about Marriage
- 3.6 Societal and Personal Influences on Union Formations
- 3.9 Going Deeper
- 4.3 Family and Parenting Theories and Perspectives
- 4.6 Family Forms and Functions
- 4.7 Looking Ahead: The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
- 4.8 Going Deeper
- 5.1 Chapter Reading Guide
- 5.2 Routines, Predictability, and Families
- 5.7 Going Deeper
- 6.2 Representation, Belonging, and Equity
- 6.3 Decision-Making and Power
- 6.4 Working Outside of the System: Social Movements and Activism
- 6.6 Going Deeper
- 7.1 Chapter Reading Guide
- 7.2 The Social Construction of Health
- 7.3 Health Equity for Families
- While this chapter has focused on health care and health insurance as important
- It is focused on the current experiences families are having with houselessness
- 8.4 Housing Inequities’ Effects on Families
- 8.5 Community Efforts to Improve Housing Access
- 9.1 Chapter Reading Guide
- 9.2 What Children and Families Need to Be Safe
- 9.4 Freedom from Violence and Abuse
- 9.7 Going Deeper
- 10.1 Chapter Reading Guide
- 10.3 The Poverty Line and Food Costs
- 10.4 Food Habits Begin in Childhood
- 10.5 Access to Water and Sanitation
- 10.6 Addressing Equity in Food Production
- 10.7 Looking Ahead: Vertical Gardens
- 10.8 Going Deeper
- 11.1 Chapter Reading Guide
- 11.4 Treatment, Jail, or Justice?
- 11.5 Real Laws, Real Families
- 11.7 Going Deeper
- 12.1 Chapter Reading Guide
- 12.2 Experience, Expression, and Equity
- 12.5 Television, Film, and Video Games
- 12.7 Looking Ahead: Lin-Manuel Miranda and Role Models
- 12.8 Going Deeper
- 13.2 Education and Employment Changes to Education: Birth through Adulthood
- 13.4 Gender, Work, and Family
- 13.5 Care Work
- 13.7 Going Deeper
- 14.2 What Do We Mean by “Meaning”?
- 14.3 Purpose and Meaning: A Survey of 17 Countries
- 14.6 Generational Trauma and Resilience