Includes bibliographical references (p. 467-556) and index.
Contents:
Pt. 1: How we know what we know about families. Springing forward from the past: an introduction / Barbara J. Risman -- One thousand and forty-nine reasons why it's hard to know when a fact is a fact / Andrew J. Cherlin -- When is a relationship between facts a causal one? / Philip A. Cowan -- Uncovering hidden facts that matter in interpreting individuals' behaviors: an ethnographic lens / Linda M. Burton -- In the news: not much sense in those census stories/ Washington Post -- Pt. 2: How we got here. The evolution of American families / Stephanie Coontz -- American childhood as a social and cultural construct / Steven Mintz -- In the news: a "golden age" of childhood? / Christian Science Monitor -- In the news: how we took the child out of childhood / New York Times -- African Americans and the birth of the modern marriage / Donna L. Franklin -- Families "In law" and families "in practice": does the law recognize families as they really are? / Karen Struening -- Briefing paper: Will providing marriage rights to same-sex couples undermine heterosexual marriage? Evidence from Scandinavia / M.V. Lee Badgett -- In the news: Experts question European studies cited in FMA debate / Washington Blade -- Interracial families in post-civil rights America / Kerry Ann Rockquemore and Loren Henderson -- Briefing paper: the steady rise of nontraditional romantic unions: the case of interracial and intercultural marriage / Michael Rosenfeld --In the news: interracial marriage: a cultural taboo fades / Chicago Tribune Pt. 3: Intimate relationships in the twenty-first century. Why is everyone afraid of sex? / Pepper Schwartz -- New couples, new families: the cohabitation revolution in the United States / Pamela J. Smock and Wendy Manning -- Parenting adult children in the twenty-first century / Joshua Coleman -- Briefing paper: Marriage reduces social ties / Naomi Gerstel and Natalia Sarkisian -- In the news: The greedy marriage: two scholars argue that good spouses can make bad neighbors / Boston Globe -- The case for divorce / Virginia E. Rutter -- In the news: how to stay married / Times of London -- Briefing paper: The impact of divorce on children's behavior problems / Jui-Chung Allen Li -- In the news: Divorce may not cause kids' bad behavior / USA Today -- In the news: The good, bad, and ugly of divorce / Washington Times -- Briefing paper: How do they do that? Estimating the proportion of marriages that end in divorce / Patrick Heuveline -- Briefing paper: Marriage, poverty, and public policy / Stephanie Coontz and Nancy Folbre -- In the news: A poor excuse for marriage / Washington Post -- From outlaws to in-laws: gay and lesbian couples in contemporary society / Robert-Jay Green -- Independent women: equality in African-American lesbian relationships / Mignon R. Moore -- Fact sheet: myths and realities about same-sex families -- The immigration kaleidoscope: knowing the immigrant family next door / Etiony Aldarondo and Edward Ameen -- In the news: The picture-perfect American family? These days, it doesn't exit / Washington Post Pt. 4: Unequal beginnings: social class and America's children. Beyond family structure; family process studies help to reframe debates about what's good for children / Philip A. Cowan and Carolyn Pape Cowan -- Opinion piece: A mother's day gift that makes a real difference / Valerie Adrian -- Fact sheet: Military child care: a government success story -- Diverging development: the not-so invisible hand of social class in the United States / Frank F. Furstenberg, Jr. -- Briefing paper: Unequal childhoods: inequalities in the rhythms of daily life / Annette Lareau -- In the news: Both sides of inequality / New York Times -- Not just provide and reside: engaged fathers in low-income families / Kevin Roy and Natasha Cabrera -- Briefing paper: Unmarried couples with children: why don't they marry? How can policy makers promote more stable relationships? / Paula England and Kathryn Edin -- In the news: Marital mythology: why the new crisis in marriage isn't / Reason online -- In the news: Book examines trend of unmarried parents [radio transcript] / National Public Radio -- In the news: It takes a wedding / New York Times -- Rituals as tools of resistance: from survival to liberation / Andraé L. Brown, Melina Dimitriou, and Lisa Dressner Pt. 5: The unfinished gender revolution. Betwixt and be tween: gender contradictions among middle schoolers / Barbara J. Risman and Elizabeth Seale -- Orgasm in college hookups and relationships / Elizabeth a. Armstrong, Paula England, and Alison C.K. Fogarty -- Falling back on plan B: the children of the gender revolution face uncharted territory / Kathleen Gerson -- Men's changing contribution to family work / Oriel Sullivan -- Briefing paper: Men's changing contribution to housework and child care / Oriel Sullivan and Scott Coltrane -- In the news: Chores for two? Men are pitching in with domestic duties more than ever before / Christian Science Monitor -- Briefing paper: A "stalled" revolution or a still unfolding one? / Molly Monahan Lang and Barbara J. Risman -- In the news: Signs of Détente in the battle between Venus and Mars / New York Times -- Briefing paper: Moms and jobs: trends in mothers' employment and which mothers stay home / David Cotter, Paula England, and Joan Hermsen -- In the news: Working moms more the norm than exception / Palo Alto online -- Briefing paper: Women's money matters: earnings and housework in dual-earner families / Sanjiv Gupta -- In the news: Wealthier women do less housework / Daily Collegian -- Briefing paper: "Traditional" marriages now less stable than ones where couples share work and household chores / Lynn Prince Cooke -- In the news: Matrimonial bliss lies in the mop bucket and broom / Seattle P-I -- Domestic violence in heterosexual relationships / Rhea V. Almeida -- Families: a great American institution / Barbara J. Risman.
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