Authors: Pauline Irit Erera
ISBN-13: 9780761912934, ISBN-10: 0761912932
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Sage Publications (CA)
Date Published: September 2001
Edition: 1st Edition
Erera (U. of Washington School of Social Work) focuses on the diverse patterns of family structure that exist in our society, presenting empirical research on the internal dynamics, social environments, support factors, prevalence of discrimination, and common stereotypes relating to families. Chapters address the definition of a family, then focus on a variety of types of family: foster, adoptive, single parent, step-, lesbian and gay, and grandmother-headed families. A final chapter explores lessons that may be learned from family diversity.
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Acknowledgments | ||
1 | What Is a Family? | 1 |
2 | Foster Families | 20 |
3 | Adoptive Families | 59 |
4 | Single-Parent Families | 100 |
5 | Stepfamilies | 135 |
6 | Lesbian and Gay Families | 160 |
7 | Grandmother-Headed Families | 183 |
8 | Unraveling the Family: What We Can Learn From Family Diversity | 201 |
References | 220 | |
Index | 257 | |
About the Author | 268 |