Scott Coltrane is Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Oregon. Michele Adams is assistant professor of Sociology at Tulane University.

An excellent text on the experience of gender in the institution of the family. The authors provide insight into the theoretical and historical origins of research on gender and the family while engaging the reader. Historical examples and current examples from the media give the reader a context for contemporary debates on gender and the family.

• Chapter 1: The Social Construction of Gender and FamiliesChapter 2: The Romantic MarketChapter 3: Relationships and MarriageChapter 4: Paid Work and Family LifeChapter 5: Mothers, Fathers and Family CareChapter 6: Engendering ChildrenChapter 7: Divorce and RemarriageChapter 8: Family ViolenceChapter 9: Regulating Families and GenderChapter 10: Where Do We Go From Here?

Scott Coltrane is Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Oregon. Michele Adams is assistant professor of Sociology at Tulane University.

An excellent text on the experience of gender in the institution of the family. The authors provide insight into the theoretical and historical origins of research on gender and the family while engaging the reader. Historical examples and current examples from the media give the reader a context for contemporary debates on gender and the family.

• Chapter 1: The Social Construction of Gender and FamiliesChapter 2: The Romantic MarketChapter 3: Relationships and MarriageChapter 4: Paid Work and Family LifeChapter 5: Mothers, Fathers and Family CareChapter 6: Engendering ChildrenChapter 7: Divorce and RemarriageChapter 8: Family ViolenceChapter 9: Regulating Families and GenderChapter 10: Where Do We Go From Here?

Scott Coltrane is Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Oregon. Michele Adams is assistant professor of Sociology at Tulane University.

An excellent text on the experience of gender in the institution of the family. The authors provide insight into the theoretical and historical origins of research on gender and the family while engaging the reader. Historical examples and current examples from the media give the reader a context for contemporary debates on gender and the family.

• Chapter 1: The Social Construction of Gender and FamiliesChapter 2: The Romantic MarketChapter 3: Relationships and MarriageChapter 4: Paid Work and Family LifeChapter 5: Mothers, Fathers and Family CareChapter 6: Engendering ChildrenChapter 7: Divorce and RemarriageChapter 8: Family ViolenceChapter 9: Regulating Families and GenderChapter 10: Where Do We Go From Here?