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ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9781452233871

Author: Lynne M. Casper, Suzanne M. Bianchi

Continuity and Change in the American Family engages students with issues they see every day in the news, providing them with a comprehensive description of the social demography of the American family. Understanding ever-changing family systems and patterns requires taking the pulse of contemporary family life from time to time. This book paints a portrait of family continuity and change in the later half of the 20th century, with a focus on data from the 1970’s to present. The authors explore such topics as the growth in cohabitation, changes in childbearing, and how these trends affect family life. Other topics include the changing lives of single mothers, fathers, and grandparents and increasing economic disparities among families; child care and child well-being; and combining paid work and family. The authors are talented writers who bring considerable professional and scholarly background to bear in illuminating this topic in a thoughtful yet lively presentation.

Continuity and Change in the American Family 1st Table of contents:

Chapter 1: Changing Families in a Changing Society
A Changing Society
Changing Households and Families
Racial Differences in Household and Family Structure
Delayed Marriage and Living Arrangements of Young Adults
Cohabitation
Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage
Childbearing
Living Arrangements of the Elderly
Intergenerational Ties and Multigenerational Living
Conclusion
Chapter 2: Cohabitation
Who Cohabits and How Has This Changed over Time?
A Note on Gay and Lesbian Cohabiting Households
Cohabitation and Marriage
Are Cohabiting and Married Individuals Becoming More Alike?
Cohabitation and Single Life
Different Purposes, Different Cohabitors
Race and the Meaning of Cohabitation
Premarital Cohabitation and Risk of Divorce
Conclusion
Chapter 3: Childbearing
Entering Motherhood: Childbearing Among Cohorts of Women
Number of Children and Childlessness
Generational Differences in Childbearing
Nonmarital Childbearing
Employment Patterns before and after Pregnancy
Birth Expectations
Fertility in Men’s Lives
Conclusion
Chapter 4: Single-Mother Families
Who is a Single Mother?
Trends in Single Motherhood
Cohabitation and Single Parenting
Cohort Change in Lifetime Experience of Single Mothering
Changing Socioeconomic Characteristics of Single Mothers
Variation Among Single Mothers
Single Mothers and Welfare Reform
Conclusion
Chapter 5: Fathering
Beliefs About Father Involvement: Ideals and Realities
Declining Fatherhood: Long-Term Trends in Men’s Coresidential Parenting
Lifetime Estimates of Parenthood
Father-Only Families and Cohabitation
Characteristics of Single and Married Fathers
Child Custody
Contact between Nonresident Fathers and Their Children
Child Support Among Nonresident Fathers
Married Fathers’ Time and Activities with Children
Fathers’ and Mothers’ Views on Father Involvement
Conclusion
Chapter 6: Grandparenting
How Has Grandparenthood Changed Over the Years?
Grandparenting
Grandparents and Single Parenting
Multigenerational Families with Grandparents
Heterogeneity in Multigenerational Families with Grandparents
Characteristics of Grandparents in Multigenerational Families
Economic Well-Being of Grandparents in Multigenerational Families
Racial Differences in Multigenerational Families with Grandparents
Economic Well-Being of Grandchildren in Multigenerational Families
Conclusion
Chapter 7: Child Care
Growth in Nonparental Child Care
How Do Parents Choose Child Care?
Complexity of Child-Care Arrangements
Child Care and Child Well-Being
Conclusion
Chapter 8: Child Well-Being
Changing Numbers of U.S. Children
A Transformation of Family Life
Foster Children and Adopted Children
Children in Gay and Lesbian Families
Children’s Economic Security
Parents and Children
How Do Children Spend Their Time?
Children’s Health
Teens, Mortality, and Risky Behaviors
Conclusion
Chapter 9: Economic Causes and Consequences of Changing Family Structure
Trends in Household and per Capita Income
Poverty Trends
Racial Differences in Income and Poverty
The Feminization of Poverty
Changing Employment and Earnings of Women
Declining Male Wages
The Juvenilization of Poverty
Family Income Inequality and Relative Economic Well-Being
Components of Rising Household Income Inequality
Changing Economics and Family Formation and Dissolution
Consequences of Marital Disruption in Families with Children
The Gender Gap in Income after Marital Disruption
Conclusion
Chapter 10: Combining Work and Family
The Increase in Mothers’ Labor Force Participation
Attitudes About Women’s Work
Women’s and Men’s Nonmarket Work
When Do Men Do More Housework?
Perceived Success at Work-Family Balance
Dual Earning and Family Well-Being
Conclusion

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