The Family: Diversity, Inequality, and Social Change

By Philip N. Cohen

Book Overview

Philip Cohen's The Family is an accessible, data-driven introduction to contemporary sociological thinking on families. Drawing on his expertise as a sociologist, demographer, and a teacher, Cohen uses data to elucidate key trends in family life and to show how the story of today's families is a story of diversity, inequality, and social change. In the Third Edition, Cohen has strengthened the book's coverage of same-sex relationships and revamped the treatment of gender identity, highlighting the most current research and data throughout the text. Innovative pedagogy, including a revised InQuizitive course and more robust in-text workshops, get students thinking sociologically about their own families and relationships.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393537315
• ISBN13: 9780393537314
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 624 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.1" x 0.8" x 8.1"