Contemporary Families: An Equity Lens
About This Book
3 The Social Construction of Difference Social Identities Families are made up of individuals and each individual possesses a unique social identity. A social identity consists of the combination of social characteristics, roles, and group memberships with which a person identifies. Let’s break down each of those aspects of social identity. - Social characteristics can be biologically determined and/or socially constructed. Sex, gender, race, ethnicity, ability, age, sexuality, nationality, firs
| Category | social-sciences |
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| Subject | , Social work, Education, Social welfare and social services, Sociology: family and relationships, Poverty and precarity, Social discrimination and social justice, Social groups, communities and identities, , |
| Year | 2023 |
| Authors | |
| Chapters | 10 |
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| License | Creative Commons - Attribution - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Chapters
- 6 How and Why We Study Families
- 19 Love and Union Formation
- 20 A word about marriage
- 22 Looking Ahead
- 23 Visual Culture Preview Questions
- 24 Experience, Expression, and Equity
- 29 Decision-making and Power
- 31 Looking Ahead
- 32 Author’s Note and Preview Questions
- 38 Food and Water Chapter Preview Questions