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Foreward: Nana Osei-Kofi
Foreward: Amy Hofer and Michaela Willi-Hooper
1.1 Chapter Reading Guide
Elizabeth B. Pearce
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
1.5 The U.S. Government and Families
1.6 Looking Ahead: Social Structures and Kinship
1.7 Going Deeper
2.1 Chapter Reading Guide
2.2 How and Why We Study Families
2.3 Research Methods and Applications to Studying Families
2.4 Learning about Families
2.5 Social Stratification in Families
2.6 Theories, Perspectives, and Key Concepts
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
3.2 Introduction to Connection, Love, and Community
Elizabeth B. Pearce; Wesley Sharp; Nyssa Cronin; and Matt Bockheim
3.3 Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
3.4 Love and Union Formation
Nyssa Cronin and Elizabeth B. Pearce
3.5 A Word about Marriage
3.6 Societal and Personal Influences on Union Formations
3.7 Union Dissolution and Divorce
3.8 Looking Ahead: Kinship and Health
3.9 Going Deeper
4.1 Chapter Reading Guide
4.2 Nurturance: Caring for Others
Wesley Sharp and Elizabeth B. Pearce
4.3 Family and Parenting Theories and Perspectives
Shyanti Franco and Elizabeth B. Pearce
4.4 Changing Demographics
4.5 Public Policy and Parenting
Genna Stern and Elizabeth B. Pearce
4.6 Family Forms and Functions
Elizabeth B. Pearce; Hailey Adkisson; and Leslie Hammond
4.7 Looking Ahead: The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
4.8 Going Deeper
Elizabeth B. Pearce and Genna Stern
5.1 Chapter Reading Guide
Monica Olvera and Elizabeth B. Pearce
5.2 Routines, Predictability, and Families
Monica Olvera and Isabelle Havet
5.3 Traditions and Rituals
Monica Olvera
5.4 Culture and Families
Monica Olvera and Elizabeth Torres
5.5 Cultural Identities
5.6 Looking Ahead: Biculturalism
5.7 Going Deeper
6.1 Chapter Reading Guide
6.2 Representation, Belonging, and Equity
6.3 Decision-Making and Power
6.4 Working Outside of the System: Social Movements and Activism
6.5 Looking Ahead: Looking Back to Martin Luther King Jr.
Elizabeth B. Pearce and Cassie Cruze
6.6 Going Deeper
7.1 Chapter Reading Guide
7.2 The Social Construction of Health
Amy Huskey and Elizabeth B. Pearce
7.3 Health Equity for Families
Elizabeth B. Pearce; Audrey Nomvula Moyo; Jessica N. Hampton; Hannah Morelos; and Amy Huskey
7.4 Health and Health Insurance
Elizabeth B. Pearce; Jessica N. Hampton; and Christopher Byers
7.5 Looking Ahead: Keeping Your Family Healthy
7.6 Going Deeper
8.1 Chapter Reading Guide
8.2 Housing and Homes
8.3 Power and Housing Access
Katherine Hemlock; Carla Medel; and Elizabeth B. Pearce
8.4 Housing Inequities’ Effects on Families
Carla Medel; Katherine Hemlock; Dominic Church; Shonna Dempsey; and Elizabeth B. Pearce
8.5 Community Efforts to Improve Housing Access
Elizabeth B. Pearce; Wesley Sharp; and Katherine Hemlock
8.6 Looking Ahead: Meeting Families’ Needs
8.7 Going Deeper
9.1 Chapter Reading Guide
Alexandra Olsen and Elizabeth B. Pearce
9.2 What Children and Families Need to Be Safe
Alexandra Olsen
9.3 Macro-Level and Micro-Level Factors Related to Safety
Alexandra Olsen and Dio Morales
9.4 Freedom from Violence and Abuse
9.5 Family Access to Safety and Stability
9.6 Looking Ahead: Restorative Practices
9.7 Going Deeper
Alexandra Olsen and Monica Olvera
10.1 Chapter Reading Guide
10.2 Food Equity and Families
Elizabeth B. Pearce and Amy Huskey
10.3 The Poverty Line and Food Costs
10.4 Food Habits Begin in Childhood
10.5 Access to Water and Sanitation
Alexis Castaneda-Perez and Elizabeth B. Pearce
10.6 Addressing Equity in Food Production
Elizabeth B. Pearce and Carla Medel
10.7 Looking Ahead: Vertical Gardens
10.8 Going Deeper
11.1 Chapter Reading Guide
11.2 Justice: An Introduction
Elizabeth B. Pearce and Heather Denherder
11.3 The Intersectionality of Justice
Alexis Castaneda-Perez
11.4 Treatment, Jail, or Justice?
Christopher Byers
11.5 Real Laws, Real Families
Carla Medel
11.6 Looking Ahead: Immigrant Families
11.7 Going Deeper
12.1 Chapter Reading Guide
12.2 Experience, Expression, and Equity
Christopher Byers; Elizabeth B. Pearce; and Carla Medel
12.3 Cultural Exposure Can Be Unintentional
Elizabeth B. Pearce and Christopher Byers
12.4 Historical Impact on Today’s Families
Elizabeth B. Pearce; Hannah Morelos; and Jessica N. Hampton
12.5 Television, Film, and Video Games
Elizabeth B. Pearce; Emily Miller; Jessica N. Hampton; Hannah Morelos; and Katie Niemeyer
12.6 Beauty, Identity, and Academics
12.7 Looking Ahead: Lin-Manuel Miranda and Role Models
12.8 Going Deeper
13.1 Chapter Reading Guide
13.2 Education and Employment Changes to Education: Birth through Adulthood
13.3 Post-Secondary Education and Families
13.4 Gender, Work, and Family
13.5 Care Work
Elizabeth B. Pearce and Laci Lourenzo
13.6 Looking Ahead: Laborers Who Are Undocumented
13.7 Going Deeper
14.1 Chapter Reading Guide
Elizabeth B. Pearce and Aimee Krouskop
14.2 What Do We Mean by “Meaning”?
Elizabeth B. Pearce and Matthew DeCarlo
14.3 Purpose and Meaning: A Survey of 17 Countries
Elizabeth B. Pearce and Nadine Wood
14.4 Lifespan Development and Creativity
14.5 Indigenous Perspectives on Family, Purpose, and Meaning
Aimee Krouskop
14.6 Generational Trauma and Resilience
14.7 Looking Ahead: Deb Haaland and Family Healing
14.8 Going Deeper
Glossary
Image Descriptions
Transcripts
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Appendix A: Foundational Theory Table
Appendix B: Comparison of Family Rituals and Family Routines
Appendix C: Psychosocial Lifespan Development Theory
Appendix D: Key Topics Crosswalk (in development)
Appendix E Origin Story from the 1st Edition of Contemporary Families: An Equity Lens
Instructor Resources
Manuscript Development Process
License Statement
Additional Resources
“Until the lion tells the story, the hunter will always be the hero.” –African Proverb
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