Family Diversity: Continuity and Change in the Contemporary Family

Family Diversity: Continuity and Change in the Contemporary Family
ISBN-10
1452236852
ISBN-13
9781452236858
Category
Family & Relationships
Pages
280
Language
English
Published
2001-09-11
Publisher
SAGE
Author
Pauline Irit Erera

Description

This nonjudgmental, inclusive, and far-reaching text focuses on the diverse patterns of family structure prevalent in our society today. Family Diversity presents empirical research on the internal dynamics, social environments, support factors, prevalence of discrimination, and common stereotypes that account for the issues surrounding current family relations. By examining the history and nature of foster and adoptive, single-parent, lesbian/gay, step- and grandparent family units, Pauline Irit Erera is able to challenge both the idealized family prototype and the hegemony of the traditional structure.

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