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- Chapter 1: Social Constructions
- Chapter Reading Guide
- The Family: A Socially Constructed Idea
- Equity, Equality, and Fairness
- 21st-Century American Families
- Changes in Children’s Living Arrangements
- Declining Marriage
- Declining Divorce
- Declining Fertility Rates and Birth Rates
- Multigenerational Households
- Longer Working Lives
- Theoretical Perspectives on Families
- Family as Haven, Fulfillment, and Encumbrance
- The Private and Public Functions of Families
- Comprehension Self Check
- Licenses and Attributions for The Family: A Socially Constructed Idea
- References
- A Historical Context for Today’s Families
- Social Identities, Social Constructions, and Families
- The U.S. Government and Families
- Looking Ahead: Social Structures and Kinship
- Going Deeper
- Chapter 2: Studying Families
- Chapter Reading Guide
- How and Why We Study Families
- Research Methods and Applications to Studying Families
- Learning about Families
- Social Stratification in Families
- Theories, Perspectives, and Key Concepts
- What Is a Social Problem?
- Looking Ahead: Life Course Theory and COVID-19
- Going Deeper
- Chapter 3: Connection, Community, Love, and Partnering
- Chapter Reading Guide
- Introduction to Connection, Love, and Community
- Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
- Socially Constructed Binary Systems
- Understanding Sex and Gender
- Gender Identity and Gender Expression
- The Social Construction of Sexualities
- Sexuality as Privilege and Oppression in Family Life
- Relationship Structures Continue to Be Created
- Comprehension Self Check
- Licenses and Attributions for Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
- References
- Love and Union Formation
- A Word about Marriage
- Societal and Personal Influences on Union Formations
- Union Dissolution and Divorce
- Looking Ahead: Kinship and Health
- Going Deeper
- Chapter 4: Nurturance, Parenting, and Caregiving
- Chapter Reading Guide
- Nurturance: Caring for Others
- Family and Parenting Theories and Perspectives
- Changing Demographics
- Public Policy and Parenting
- Family Forms and Functions
- Looking Ahead: The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
- Going Deeper
- Chapter 5: Routines, Traditions, and Culture
- Chapter Reading Guide
- Routines, Predictability, and Families
- Traditions and Rituals
- Culture and Families
- Cultural Identities
- Looking Ahead: Biculturalism
- Going Deeper
- Chapter 6: Representation and Belonging in Social Systems
- Chapter Reading Guide
- Representation, Belonging, and Equity
- Social Identities and Institutions
- In Focus: Do They “See” Me?
- Representation, Families, and Social Construction of Identities
- The Significance of the U.S. Census to Family Well-Being
- The Evolution of the U.S. Census
- Limitations of Census Data
- Why the U.S. Census Focuses on Race
- Challenges to Census Participation
- Comprehension Self Check
- Licenses and Attributions for Representation, Belonging, and Equity
- References
- Decision-Making and Power
- Who Votes?
- Voter Registration across the United States
- In Focus: Social Locations
- Voting by Mail
- Barriers to Participation in the Social Process
- Socioeconomic Status, Families, and Voting
- Disabilities and Voting
- Felony Convictions and Voting
- Residency and Citizenship Status and Voting
- Feeling Disenfranchised
- Who Can Afford to Serve in an Elected Position?
- Do Demographics Matter?
- Comprehension Self Check
- Licenses and Attributions for Decision-Making and Power
- References
- Working Outside of the System: Social Movements and Activism
- Social Movements
- Feminism and Family Roles
- The Intersectionality of Social Movements
- World War II and Family Well-Being
- Civil Rights and Second-Wave Feminism
- Third-Wave Feminism and Queer Movements
- Black Lives Matter and Allies
- Comprehension Self Check
- Licenses and Attributions for Working Outside of the System: Social Movements and Activism
- References
- Looking Ahead: Looking Back to Martin Luther King Jr.
- Going Deeper
- Chapter 7: Health and Health Care
- Chapter Reading Guide
- The Social Construction of Health
- Social Stigma and Family Health
- In Focus: Families, Health, and Stigma
- In Focus: Lung Cancer and Stigma
- Structural Power and Family Health
- In Focus: The Overlapping Demands of Work, Family, and COVID-19 Testing
- Comprehension Self Check
- Licenses and Attributions for The Social Construction of Health
- References
- Health Equity for Families
- Social Determinants of Health and Disparities
- Health by Race and Ethnicity
- Health by Socioeconomic Status
- Health by Gender and Sexual Identity
- Interrelationship of Mental and Physical Health
- Health Insurance Coverage and Legislation
- Sleep, Discrimination, and Intersectionality
- Obesity
- Comprehension Self Check
- Licenses and Attributions for Health Equity for Families
- References
- Health and Health Insurance
- The Role of Health Insurance in the United States
- Access to Health Care Coverage and Insurance
- Medicaid and Medicare
- In Focus: What if Your Spouse Was in a Devastating Car Accident?
- Who Is Left Out?
- Research and Drug Access
- In Focus: The Opioid Epidemic
- Comprehension Self Check
- Licenses and Attributions for Health and Health Insurance
- References
- Looking Ahead: Keeping Your Family Healthy
- Going Deeper
- Chapter 8: Housing
- Chapter Reading Guide
- Housing and Homes
- Power and Housing Access
- Housing Inequities’ Effects on Families
- Community Efforts to Improve Housing Access
- Looking Ahead: Meeting Families’ Needs
- Going Deeper
- Chapter 9: Safety and Stability
- Chapter Reading Guide
- What Children and Families Need to Be Safe
- Macro-Level and Micro-Level Factors Related to Safety
- Freedom from Violence and Abuse
- Family Access to Safety and Stability
- Looking Ahead: Restorative Practices
- Going Deeper
- Chapter 10: Food and Water
- Chapter Reading Guide
- Food Equity and Families
- The Poverty Line and Food Costs
- Food Habits Begin in Childhood
- Access to Water and Sanitation
- Addressing Equity in Food Production
- Food Production and Systems of Oppression
- Black Farmers During Reconstruction
- Farm and Field Workers
- In Focus: The Real Cost of Food
- Food Factory Workers as Essential Workers
- In Focus: The “Gangsta Gardener”
- Sustainable Agriculture Movement
- Comprehension Self Check
- Licenses and Attributions for Addressing Equity in Food Production
- References
- Looking Ahead: Vertical Gardens
- Going Deeper
- Chapter 11: Justice
- Chapter Reading Guide
- Justice: An Introduction
- What Is Justice?
- The Social Construction of Justice and Criminality
- The Social Construction of Criminality
- Race, Legal, and Extralegal Justice
- The Criminalization of Poverty
- Incarcerated Family Members
- In Focus: Career, Criminality, and Race
- Comprehension Self Check
- Licenses and Attributions for Justice: An Introduction
- References
- The Intersectionality of Justice
- Treatment, Jail, or Justice?
- Real Laws, Real Families
- Looking Ahead: Immigrant Families
- Going Deeper
- Chapter 12: Visual Culture
- Chapter 13: Education and Employment
- Chapter Reading Guide
- Education and Employment Changes to Education: Birth through Adulthood
- Education: Birth through Secondary Education
- Childcare
- Lack of Quality Childcare Impacts U.S. Families
- Family Choices in K–12 Education
- In Focus: Funding Inequities
- Neurodiverse and Neurotypical Students
- Rainbow Flags and Black Lives Matter
- Comprehension Self Check
- Licenses and Attributions for Education: Birth Through Adulthood
- References
- Post-Secondary Education and Families
- Differences between Certificates and Degrees
- Family Structure and Longevity
- College Students Who Are Also Parents
- Generational Inequities in Education
- Federal Student Aid and Loans
- Educational Debt, Not Achievement Gap
- Comprehension Self Check
- Licenses and Attributions for Post-Secondary Education and Families
- References
- Gender, Work, and Family
- Care Work
- Lack of Childcare and Eldercare
- In Focus: Pandemic Parenting
- Emotional Labor and Kin-Keeping
- In Focus: Gendered Work Expectations, Taxes, and Family Wealth
- Caregivers at Home, Caregivers at Work
- In Focus: Working with My Family
- Comprehension Self Check
- Licenses and Attributions for Care Work
- References
- Looking Ahead: Laborers Who Are Undocumented
- Going Deeper
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