The Handbook is a valuable resource for those who are studying or considering a career in the social sciences, those who conduct research in or related to family, clinicians, and policy makers. The editors and authors of this work provide unique and compelling perspectives that are likely to confront and contradict readers who maintain strictly traditional models of family. The work offers an eclectic array of approaches that is both challenging and persuasive. It does not promote particular family forms, but respects all and denounces academic theory and practice that connotes exclusivism and injustice. Above all, the Handbook advances the understanding of family diversity. INTAMS review An extraordinary collection of essays, which promotes and illustrates a most comprehensive understanding of "family diversity" ... The editors' explicit dedication to inclusivity and to new conceptual models of family is an ever-present theme that connects the range of topics addressed ... The Handbook is undeniably a provocative and welcome contribution to social-scientific research. INTAMS review

• Foreword ; Acknowledgments ; PART I. INTRODUCTION ; 1. An Overview of Family Diversity: Controversies, Questions, and Values ; PART II. REFLECTIONS ON FAMILY DIVERSITY: PAST AND PRESENT ; 2. Historical Perspectives on Family Diversity ; 3. Diversity of Family Structure: Economic and Social Influences ; PART III. GENDER DYNAMICS IN FAMILIES ; 4. Gender, Marriage, and Diverse Possibilities for Cross-Sex and Same-Sex Pairs ; 5. Gender and Parent-Child Relations, ; 6. Gender and Intergenerational Relationships, ; 7. Kinship and Gender ; PART IV. FAMILY STRUCTURE AND DIVERSITY ; 8. Diversity Within Single-Parent Families ; 9. Diversity Among Stepfamilies ; 10. Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Families ; 11. Older Adults and Their Families, ; PART V. RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND CULTURAL DIVERSITIES IN FAMILIES ; 12. Diversity Within African American Families ; 13. Diversity Within Latino Families: New Lessons for Family Social Science ; 14 ; PART VI. CLASS DIVERSITIES IN FAMILIES ; 15. Poverty and Economic Hardship in Families ; 16. Diversity in Family Structure: Effects on Schooling, ; PART VII. APPLICATIONS FOR WORKING WITH FAMILIES ; 17. Culture and Narrative as Central Metaphors for Clinical Practice with Families ; 18. Family Diversity and Family Life Education ; 19. Family Diversity and Family Policy ; PART VIII. CONCLUSION ; 20. Family Diversity and Intersecting Categories: Toward a Richer Approach to Multiple Roles ; 21. The Handbook's Tail: Toward Revels or a Requiem for Family Diversity? ; 22. Family Diversity in the 21st Century: Implications for Research, Theory, and Practice

The Handbook is a valuable resource for those who are studying or considering a career in the social sciences, those who conduct research in or related to family, clinicians, and policy makers. The editors and authors of this work provide unique and compelling perspectives that are likely to confront and contradict readers who maintain strictly traditional models of family. The work offers an eclectic array of approaches that is both challenging and persuasive. It does not promote particular family forms, but respects all and denounces academic theory and practice that connotes exclusivism and injustice. Above all, the Handbook advances the understanding of family diversity. INTAMS review An extraordinary collection of essays, which promotes and illustrates a most comprehensive understanding of "family diversity" ... The editors' explicit dedication to inclusivity and to new conceptual models of family is an ever-present theme that connects the range of topics addressed ... The Handbook is undeniably a provocative and welcome contribution to social-scientific research. INTAMS review

• Foreword ; Acknowledgments ; PART I. INTRODUCTION ; 1. An Overview of Family Diversity: Controversies, Questions, and Values ; PART II. REFLECTIONS ON FAMILY DIVERSITY: PAST AND PRESENT ; 2. Historical Perspectives on Family Diversity ; 3. Diversity of Family Structure: Economic and Social Influences ; PART III. GENDER DYNAMICS IN FAMILIES ; 4. Gender, Marriage, and Diverse Possibilities for Cross-Sex and Same-Sex Pairs ; 5. Gender and Parent-Child Relations, ; 6. Gender and Intergenerational Relationships, ; 7. Kinship and Gender ; PART IV. FAMILY STRUCTURE AND DIVERSITY ; 8. Diversity Within Single-Parent Families ; 9. Diversity Among Stepfamilies ; 10. Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Families ; 11. Older Adults and Their Families, ; PART V. RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND CULTURAL DIVERSITIES IN FAMILIES ; 12. Diversity Within African American Families ; 13. Diversity Within Latino Families: New Lessons for Family Social Science ; 14 ; PART VI. CLASS DIVERSITIES IN FAMILIES ; 15. Poverty and Economic Hardship in Families ; 16. Diversity in Family Structure: Effects on Schooling, ; PART VII. APPLICATIONS FOR WORKING WITH FAMILIES ; 17. Culture and Narrative as Central Metaphors for Clinical Practice with Families ; 18. Family Diversity and Family Life Education ; 19. Family Diversity and Family Policy ; PART VIII. CONCLUSION ; 20. Family Diversity and Intersecting Categories: Toward a Richer Approach to Multiple Roles ; 21. The Handbook's Tail: Toward Revels or a Requiem for Family Diversity? ; 22. Family Diversity in the 21st Century: Implications for Research, Theory, and Practice

The Handbook is a valuable resource for those who are studying or considering a career in the social sciences, those who conduct research in or related to family, clinicians, and policy makers. The editors and authors of this work provide unique and compelling perspectives that are likely to confront and contradict readers who maintain strictly traditional models of family. The work offers an eclectic array of approaches that is both challenging and persuasive. It does not promote particular family forms, but respects all and denounces academic theory and practice that connotes exclusivism and injustice. Above all, the Handbook advances the understanding of family diversity. INTAMS review An extraordinary collection of essays, which promotes and illustrates a most comprehensive understanding of "family diversity" ... The editors' explicit dedication to inclusivity and to new conceptual models of family is an ever-present theme that connects the range of topics addressed ... The Handbook is undeniably a provocative and welcome contribution to social-scientific research. INTAMS review

• Foreword ; Acknowledgments ; PART I. INTRODUCTION ; 1. An Overview of Family Diversity: Controversies, Questions, and Values ; PART II. REFLECTIONS ON FAMILY DIVERSITY: PAST AND PRESENT ; 2. Historical Perspectives on Family Diversity ; 3. Diversity of Family Structure: Economic and Social Influences ; PART III. GENDER DYNAMICS IN FAMILIES ; 4. Gender, Marriage, and Diverse Possibilities for Cross-Sex and Same-Sex Pairs ; 5. Gender and Parent-Child Relations, ; 6. Gender and Intergenerational Relationships, ; 7. Kinship and Gender ; PART IV. FAMILY STRUCTURE AND DIVERSITY ; 8. Diversity Within Single-Parent Families ; 9. Diversity Among Stepfamilies ; 10. Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Families ; 11. Older Adults and Their Families, ; PART V. RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND CULTURAL DIVERSITIES IN FAMILIES ; 12. Diversity Within African American Families ; 13. Diversity Within Latino Families: New Lessons for Family Social Science ; 14 ; PART VI. CLASS DIVERSITIES IN FAMILIES ; 15. Poverty and Economic Hardship in Families ; 16. Diversity in Family Structure: Effects on Schooling, ; PART VII. APPLICATIONS FOR WORKING WITH FAMILIES ; 17. Culture and Narrative as Central Metaphors for Clinical Practice with Families ; 18. Family Diversity and Family Life Education ; 19. Family Diversity and Family Policy ; PART VIII. CONCLUSION ; 20. Family Diversity and Intersecting Categories: Toward a Richer Approach to Multiple Roles ; 21. The Handbook's Tail: Toward Revels or a Requiem for Family Diversity? ; 22. Family Diversity in the 21st Century: Implications for Research, Theory, and Practice