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Family in Transition, 15/E
Arlene S. Skolnick, New York University
Jerome H. Skolnick, New York University

ISBN-10: 0205578772
ISBN-13: 9780205578771

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2009
Format: Paper; 552 pp
Published: 08/18/2008

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This bestselling reader on families and intimate relationships identifies the most current trends, places them in historical context, and balances cutting-edge scholarship with perennial favorites. The authors, who are leading scholars, build each new edition from classic literature in the field as well as the continuing stream of new family scholarship.

 

New articles to this edition covers topics such as, the changes in the transition from adolescence to adulthood, Census Bureau statistics on American family life, attitudes and beliefs of conservative Christians, domestic violence, and more.

  • The authors, who are leading scholars, build each new edition from classic literature in the field as well as the continuing stream of new family scholarship.
  • Contributions from leading researchers in a variety of disciplines provide new insights into family and explode many myths about family life.
  • Many selections support the authors' claim of a “triple revolution” transforming contemporary family life: the move to a postindustrial service and information economy; a life course revolution brought about by reduced mortality and fertility; and psychological changes rooted in rising educational levels.
  • The authors present a general introduction to the collection, as well as to each of the four major parts.

 

  • Two readings about the dramatic changes in recent decades in the transition from adolescence to adulthood. 
    • Jeffrey J.Arnett argues that a new  life stage, ‘emerging adulthood’, an unsettled period when young people explore different possibilities in work and relationships
    • Michael J. Rosenfeld  argues that what he calls ‘the independent life stage’  has made it easier to for people to form “alternative unions”--  such as marrying across racial lines, or  choosing a partner of the same sex.
  • Claude  S. Fischer and Michael Hout   analyze Census Bureau statistics on American family life across the twentieth century and come to some surprising findings….
  • A chapter from Andrew Greeley’s and Michael Hout’s.’ book The Truth about Conservative Christians.  They  report  some surprising findings  on the attitudes  and beliefs of people who belong to the conservation Protestant denominations.
  • Michael P. Johnson  presents his typology of  domestic violence, and answers the question, “Are women as violent in intimate relationships as men?”
  • In  addition, there are new articles on the “silent revolution”  that led to the emergence of no-fault divorce,  and on cultural diversity in among aging families,

          

Table of Contents (* indicates new to this edition)

 

 

Part One: The Changing Family 

 

Chapter 1: Families Past and Present

  • Reading 1: William J. Goode, "The Theoretical Importance of the Family”
  • Reading 2: Anthony Giddens, “The Global Revolution in Family and Personal Life”
  • Reading 3: Arlene Skolnick, “The Life Course Revolution”
  • *Reading 4: Claude S.Fischer and Michael Hout, “The Family in Trouble?”

Chapter 2:  Public Debates and Private Live

  • Reading 5: Janet Z. Giele, “Decline of the Family: Conservative, Liberal, and Feminist Views”
  • Reading 6: Sharon Hays, “The Mommy Wars”

 

Part Two: Sex and Gender

 

Chapter 3: Changing Gender Roles

  • Reading 7: Robert M. Jackson, “Destined for Equality”
  • *Reading 8: Kathleen Gerson, "What do Women and Men Want? "
  • *Reading 9: Andrew Greeley and Michael Hout,  “The Conservative Christian Family and the Feminist Revolution”

Chapter 4: Sexuality and Society

  • Reading 10: Beth Bailey, “Sexual Revolutions”
  • Reading 11: Paula England, “The Decline of Dating and the Rise of the Hook Up”

Chapter 5: Courtship and Marriage

  • Reading 12: Lynne M. Casper and Suzanne M. Bianchi, “Cohabitation”
  • *Reading 13: Michael J.  Rosenfeld, “ Alternative Unions and The Independent Life Stage.”
  • *Reading 14: Andrew Cherlin,  “American marriage in the early 21st century”
  • Reading 15: Arlene Skolnick, “Grounds for Marriage: How Relationships Succeed or Fail”

Chapter 6: Divorce and Remarriage

  • *Reading 16: Laurence  M. Friedman, “Divorce: The Silent Revolution”
  • Reading 17: Joan B. Kelly and Robert E. Emery, “Children’s Adjustment Following Divorce: Risk and Resilience Perspectives”
  • Reading 18: Mary Ann Mason, “The Modern American Stepfamily: Problems and Possibilities”

 

Part Three:   Parents and Children

 

Chapter 7: Parenthood

  • Reading 19: Philip Cowan and Carolyn Pape Cowan, “New Families: Modern Couples as New Pioneers”
  • Reading 20: Dan Clawson and Naomi Gerstel, “Caring for Our Young: Child Care in Europe and the United States”
  • Reading 21: Nicholas Townsend, “The Four Facets of Fatherhood

Chapter 8:  Childhood and Youth

  • Reading 22: Steven Mintz, “Beyond Sentimentality: American Childhood as a Social and Cultural Construct”
  • *Reading 23: Annette Lareau, “Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race and Family Life”
  • Reading 24: Vern L. Bengston, Timothy J. Biblarz, and Robert E.L. Roberts, “How Families Still Matter: A Longitudinal Study of Youth in Two Generations”
  • *Reading 25: Jeffrey J. Arnett, “A Longer Road to Adulthood”

 

Part Four: Families in Society

 

Chapter 9:  Work and Family Life

  • Reading 26: Arlie Hochschild, with Anne Machung, "The Second Shift: Working Parents and the Revolution at Home
  • Reading 27: Kathleen Gerson and  Jerry A. Jacobs, “The Work-Home Crunch”
  • *Reading 28: Pamela Stone, “The Rhetoric and Reality of Opting Out”

 

Chapter 10: Family and the Economy

  • Reading 29: Lillian B. Rubin, "Families on the Fault Line”                                                                  
  • Reading 30: Harriet B. Presser, “The Economy That Never Sleeps”
  • Reading 31: Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Warren Tyagi, “Why Middle-Class Mothers and Fathers are Going Broke”

Chapter 10: Dimensions of Diversity

  • Reading 32: Ronald L. Taylor, “Diversity within African American  Families”
  • Reading 33: Maxine Baca Zinn and Barbara Wells, “Diversity within Latino Families: New Lessons for Family Social Science”
  • *Reading 34: Rona J. Karasik and Raeann R. Hamon, “Cultural Diversity and Aging Families”
  • Reading 35:Judith Stacey, “Gay and Lesbian Families: Queer Like Us”

Chapter 11: Trouble in the Family

  • Reading 36: Jeremy Travis, “Prisoners’ Families and Children,”
  • Reading 37: Kathryn Edin and Maria Kefalas, “Unmarried with Children” 
  • *Reading 38: Michael P. Johnson, “Violence and Abuse in Personal Relationships”

    This bestselling reader on families and intimate relationships identifies the most current trends, places them in historical context, and balances cutting-edge scholarship with perennial favorites.
  • 0205482651Family in Transition, 14/E
    Skolnick & Skolnick
    © 2007 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 544 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205482651 | ISBN-13: 9780205482658
    Brief Description

Family in Transition

Fifteenth Edition

Arlene S. Skolnick    n    Jerome H. Skolnick

 

 

This bestselling reader on families and intimate relationships identifies the most current trends and places them in historical context, balancing cutting edge scholarship with perennial favorites. The authors, who are leading scholars, build each new edition from classic literature in the field as well as from contemporary discourse on family.

 

Articles new to this edition cover a range of topics, including:

  • The transition from adolescence to adulthood
  • Current Census Bureau statistics on American family life
  • Attitudes and beliefs in conservative Christian families
  • Domestic violence
  • The “silent revolution”  that led to the emergence of no-fault divorce
  • The impact of class and race on family life, and more

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For Diverse Families


For Marriage and the Family


For Marriage and Family


For Sociology of Family


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