Families

A Social Class Perspective

AvShirley A. Hill

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

Del i serien Contemporary Family Perspectives (CFP)

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Beskrivning

A brief, impactful book that provides a contemporary analysis of how economics and social class affects the concept of family today

This book focuses on the impact of economic systems and social class on the organization of family life. Since the most vital function of the family is the survival of its members, the author give primacy to the economic system in structuring the broad parameters of family life. She explains how the economy shapes the prospects families have for earning a decent living by determining the location, nature, and pay associated with work.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-08-31
Mått:152 x 228 x 10 mm
Vikt:250 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Contemporary Family Perspectives (CFP)
Antal sidor:184
Upplaga:1
Förlag:SAGE Publications
ISBN:9781412998017

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Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Shirley A. Hill is a professor of sociology at the University of Kansas, where she studies family diversity, social inequality, and health care. She is the author of Race, Work, and Family: New Century Values Among African American Men and Women (co-edited with Marlese Durr; Rowman & Littlefield, ©2006); Black Intimacies: A Gender Perspective on Families and Relationships (AltaMira, ©2005); African American Children: Their Socialization and Development in Families (SAGE, ©1999); and other books and articles. Her current research focuses on racial disparities in educational attainment.

Innehållsförteckning

Series Preface: Contemporary Family PerspectivesAuthor PrefaceIntroduction:Family Studies and Social Inequalities1. The Evolution of Families and Marriages2. Theorizing Social Inequalities3. Elite and Upper-Class Families4. Middle-Class Families: Stability and Change5. Economically-Marginal Families: Living on the Edge6. Families in Global Economic ContextBibliographyIndexAbout the Author