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Families

A Social Class Perspective
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A brief, impactful book that provides a contemporary analysis of how economics and social class affects the concept of family today This book focuses on the impact of economic systems and social class on the organization of family life. Since the most vital function of the family is the survival of its members, the author give primacy to the economic system in structuring the broad parameters of family life. She explains how the economy shapes the prospects families have for earning a decent living by determining the location, nature, and pay associated with work.
Shirley A. Hill is a professor of sociology at the University of Kansas, where she studies family diver-sity, social inequality, and health care. She is the author of Race, Work, and Family: New Century Values Among African American Men and Women (co-edited with Marlese Durr; Rowman & Littlefield, (c)2006); Black Intimacies: A Gender Perspective on Families and Relationships (AltaMira, (c)2005); African American Children: Their Socialization and Development in Families (SAGE, (c)1999); and other books and articles. Her current research focuses on racial disparities in educational attainment.
Series Preface: Contemporary Family Perspectives Author Preface Introduction: Family Studies and Social Inequalities 1. The Evolution of Families and Marriages 2. Theorizing Social Inequalities 3. Elite and Upper-Class Families 4. Middle-Class Families: Stability and Change 5. Economically-Marginal Families: Living on the Edge 6. Families in Global Economic Context Bibliography Index About the Author
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