Families in Context: Sociological Perspectives (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781612057750)

The most thoroughly updated edition yet, this book offers students perspectives of changes in marriage and family over time, including the impact of the Great Recession and of new media technologies. A hallmark of Families in Context remains the well-researched, data-driven quality of the text. Beyond presenting thoroughly updated statistics and literature, each chapter examines new trends and assesses their implications for students' lives. The underlying presentation remains balanced, theoretically grounded, and accessible to a wide variety of classes, allowing students of all ages and family backgrounds to draw their own conclusions about controversial topics. Features of the new edition include coverage of the Affordable Care Act; new social media and families; the latest trends in poverty, education, social mobility, gender, identities and healthcare; updated 'In the News' features and author-created PowerPoint slides.

Author: Gene H. Starbuck,Karen Saucier Lundy
ISBN-10: 1612057756
ISBN-13: 9781612057750
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 07/30/2014
Pages: 580
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.20lbs
Size: 10.09h x 6.87w x 0.92d