Visions of the 21st Century Family
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Visions of the 21st Century Family

Transforming Structures and Identities

  1. 522 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Visions of the 21st Century Family

Transforming Structures and Identities

About this book

One undeniable fact about families is that they keep changing, both in terms of structure and behavior. Many factors have served to bring about such changes, including social, cultural, political, and institutional change, resulting in family forms which perhaps may represent the new 'traditional' in the not-so-distant future. Through research studies from around the world, this volume examines these changing structures and behaviors, and attempts to better illustrate the ever-changing nature of families. Topics covered include: transracial adoption, lesbian parenting, intergenerational relationships, procreative identities, ex-spouse relationships, military couples, the meaning of remarriage, and gender roles within contemporary families, among other topics. This volume, along with future volumes of CPFR, utilizes a wide variety of methodological and theoretical approaches, and attempts to provide a comprehensive examination of change in family structures and behaviors.

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Yes, you can access Visions of the 21st Century Family by Patricia Neff Claster, Sampson Lee Blair, Patricia Neff Claster,Sampson Lee Blair in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Marriage & Family Sociology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. FRONT COVER
  2. VISIONS OF THE 21ST CENTURY FAMILY: TRANSFORMING STRUCTURES AND IDENTITIES
  3. COPYRIGHT PAGE
  4. CONTENTS
  5. LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
  6. FOREWORD
  7. MAKING SENSE OF DONORS AND DONOR SIBLINGS: A COMPARISON OF THE PERCEPTIONS OF DONOR-CONCEIVED OFFSPRING IN LESBIAN-PARENT AND HETEROSEXUAL-PARENT FAMILIES
  8. EMOTION WORK IN BLACK AND WHITE: TRANSRACIAL ADOPTION AND THE PROCESS OF RACIAL SOCIALIZATION
  9. ā€œWE ARE BOTH HER MOTHERS AND I WANT THE WORLD TO KNOW THATā€: PARENT TERM SELECTION AMONG LESBIAN CO-PARENTS WITH CHILDREN CONCEIVED THROUGH DONOR INSEMINATION
  10. THE HANDS THAT (YET) ROCK THE CRADLE: UNVEILING THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE FAMILY THROUGH THE CONTEMPORARY BIRTHING RITUAL
  11. THE PROCESS THROUGH WHICH MEN AND WOMEN CONSTRUCT PROCREATIVE IDENTITIES: A NARRATIVE APPROACH
  12. RECENT ECONOMIC DISTRESS IN MIDLIFE: CONSEQUENCES FOR ADULT CHILDRENā€™S RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR MOTHERS
  13. SUBJECTIVE PREFERENCES VERSUS OBJECTIVE REALITIES: VOICES OF FULL- AND PART-TIME EMPLOYED MOTHERS
  14. ON THE FAST TRACK: DUAL MILITARY COUPLES NAVIGATING INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES
  15. ā€œSMALL HOUSEā€ PRACTICE AND ITS IMPACT ON THE TRADITIONAL FAMILY UNIT IN ZIMBABWE
  16. NEGOTIATING FAMILY CHALLENGES BY TRANSFORMING TRADITIONAL GENDER ROLES IN NEW IDENTITIES: PATTERNS OF RESILIENCE AND PARENTHOOD IN A SAMPLE OF ITALIAN COUPLES
  17. THE SCHISM OF ā€œISMSā€: HOW RACE, CLASS, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY IMPACT THE ADOPTION TRIAD IN THE UNITED STATES
  18. CAREGIVING FOR AN EX-HUSBAND: EXPLORING PRECIPITATING FACTORS AND RELATIONAL OUTCOMES
  19. YOU ARE MY WORLD ā€“ THE SOCIAL EMBEDDEDNESS OF REMARRIAGE
  20. DEFINING FAMILY: PERSPECTIVES OF HOMELESS ADULTS IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS
  21. ON GENERATIONS, AFFECTIONS, AND ROLES IN THE FAMILY IN BRAZIL
  22. ABOUT THE AUTHORS