
Essays on race-ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality in family life by leading names from across the curriculum. The revised and expanded second edition of Stephanie Coontz's American Families remains the best resource available on family diversity.



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,...