Handbook of family diversity

Foreword / Kathleen Gerson

Pt. I. Introduction

1. Overview of Family Diversity: Controversies, Questions, and Values / Katherine R. Allen, Mark A. Fine and David H. Demo

Pt. II. Reflections on Family Diversity: Past and Present

2. Historical Perspectives on Family Diversity / Stephanie Coontz

3. Diversity of Family Structure: Economic and Social Influences / Jay D. Teachman

Pt. III. Gender Dynamics in Families

4. Gender, Marriage, and Diverse Possibilities for Cross-Sex and Same-Sex Pairs / Virginia Rutter and Pepper Schwartz

5. Gender and Parent-Child Relationships / Gary W. Peterson, Denise Ann Bodman and Kevin R. Bush / [et al.]

6. Gender and Intergenerational Relationships / Debra Umberson and Ellen Slaten

7. Kinship and Gender / Colleen L. Johnson

Pt. IV. Family Structure and Family Diversity

8. Diversity Within Single-Parent Families / Paul R. Amato

9. Diversity Among Stepfamilies / E. Mavis Hetherington and Margaret Stanley-Hagan

10. Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Families / Ritch C. Savin-Williams and Kristin G. Esterberg

11. Older Adults and Their Families / Victoria Hilkevitch Bedford and Rosemary Blieszner

Pt. V. Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Diversities in Families

12. Diversity Within African American Families / Ronald L. Taylor

13. Diversity Within Latino Families: New Lessons for Family Social Science / Maxine Baca Zinn and Barbara Wells

14. Diversity Within Asian American Families / Masako Ishii-Kuntz

Pt. VI. Class Diversities in Families

15. Poverty and Economic Hardship in Families / Mark R. Rank

16. Diversity in Family Structure: Effects on Schooling / Doris R. Entwisle and Karl L. Alexander

Pt. VII. Applications for Working With Families

17. Culture and Narrative as Central Metaphors for Clinical Practice With Families / Joan Laird

18. Family Diversity and Family Life Education / Judith A. Myers-Walls

19. Family Diversity and Family Policy / Richard M. Lerner, Elizabeth E. Sparks and Laurie D. McCubbin

Pt. VIII. Conclusion

20. Family Diversity and Intersecting Categories: Toward a Richer Approach to Multiple Roles / Stephen R. Marks and Leigh A. Leslie

21. Handbook's Tail: Toward Revels or a Requiem for Family Diversity? / Judith Stacey

22. Family Diversity in the 21st Century: Implications for Research, Theory, and Practice / Mark A. Fine, David H. Demo and Katherine R. Allen.