American Families: A Multicultural Reader

by Coontz; Stephanie

• ISBN13: 9780415958219
• ISBN10: 0415958210
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2008-03-06
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

In the past forty years, American families have become more racially and ethnically diverse than ever before. Different family forms and living arrangements have also multiplied, with single-parent families, cohabiting couples with children, divorced couples with children, stepfamilies, and newly-visible same-sex families. During the same period, socioeconomic inequality among families has risen to levels not seen since the 1920s.This new edition of American Families offers several benefits:Clear conceptual focusNew attention to the historical origins of contemporary family diversityWell-chosen essays by leading names from across the curriculumExplores the interactions between race-ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality in shaping family lifeCompletely updated and expanded bibliography of related sourcesNew companion website with student and instructor resources to enhance learningLeading off with a comprehensive and teachable introduction to the topic, this completely updated, revised, and expanded second edition of Stephanie Coontz's classic collection American Families remains the best resource available on family diversity in America.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. viii
Introduction to the Second Edition	p. 1
Who We Were: Diversity and Inequality in American Family History	p. 23
Fictive Kin, Paper Sons, and Compadrazgo: Women of Color and the Struggle for Family Survival	p. 25
Excerpts from Education for Extinction: American Indians and the Boarding School Experience, 1875-1928	p. 39
Excerpt from Born a Child of Freedom, Yet a Slave, "The Threat of Sale: The Black Family as a Mechanism of Control"	p. 59
Split Household, Small Producer, and Dual Wage Earner: An Analysis of Chinese-American Family Strategies	p. 81
Excerpt from Huck's Raft, "Laboring Children"	p. 96
Excerpts from Becoming Mexican American: Ethnicity, Culture, and Identity in Chicano Los Angeles, 1900-1945	p. 107
Excerpt from Interracial Intimacy: The Regulation of Race & Romance, "Antimiscegenation Laws and the Enforcement of Racial Boundaries"	p. 126
Race, Class, and Reproductive Politics in American History	p. 146
Excerpt from Ensuring Inequality: The Structural Transformation of the African-American Family, "World War II and its Aftermath"	p. 153
Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender in Family Theory	p. 171
Shifting the Center: Race, Class, and Feminist Theorizing about Motherhood	p. 173
Family and Class in Contemporary America: Notes Toward an Understanding of Ideology	p. 188
Toward a Unified Theory of Class, Race, and Gender	p. 201
Immigrant Families in the US	p. 210
Diversity Within Latino Families: New Lessons for Family Social Science	p. 222
Intersectionality and Work-Family Studies	p. 245
Global Households: Globalization, Immigration, and Family Life	p. 259
"Management by Stress"-The Reorganization of Work Hits Home	p. 261
Excerpts from Families on the Fault Line: America's Working Class Speaks about the Family, the Economy, Race, and Ethnicity	p. 268
Migrant Filipina Domestic Workers and the International Division of Reproductive Labor	p. 278
Excerpt from Asian American Youth: Culture, Identity, and Ethnicity, "The Making of Culture, Identity, and Ethnicity among Asian American Youth"	p. 294
Gender Displays and Men's Power: The "New Man" and the Mexican Immigrant Man	p. 301
Migration and Vietnamese American Women: Remaking Ethnicity	p. 314
Life at the Margins: Families in Extreme Poverty	p. 323
Poverty in the Era of Welfare Reform: The "Underclass" Family in Myth and Reality	p. 325
Avenue to Adulthood: Teenage Pregnancy and the Meaning of Motherhood in Poor Communities	p. 338
Mothering Through Recruitment: Kinscription of Nonresidential Fathers and Father Figures in Low-Income Families	p. 351
Windfall Child Rearing: Low-Income Care and Consumption	p. 366
Revisioning Contemporary Family Issues through the Lens of Race, Ethnicity, and Class	p. 377
Moms and Jobs: Trends in Mothers' Employment and Which Mothers Stay Home	p. 379
A War Against Boys?	p. 387
Diversity Among Same-Sex Couples and Their Children	p. 394
Excerpts from Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race, and Family Life	p. 400
A Black Feminist Reflection on the Antiviolence Movement	p. 418
Intimacy, Desire, and the Construction of Self in Relationships between Asian American Women and White American Men	p. 422
Excerpts from Beyond Black: Biracial Identity in America	p. 434
Recognizing Diversity, Building Solidarity: Integrating Race and Class Issues into Public Policy	p. 445
The Color of Family Ties: Race, Class, Gender, and Extended Family Involvement	p. 447
Work and American Families: Diverse Needs, Common Solutions	p. 454
Selected Bibliography of Recent Sources	p. 467
Permission Acknowledgments	p. 473
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