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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480505303321

Autore

Coles Roberta L

Titolo

Race & family [[electronic resource] ] : a structural approach / / Roberta L. Coles

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, 2006

ISBN

1-5063-1780-4

1-4833-2900-3

1-4522-4490-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (337 p.)

Disciplina

305.800973

Soggetti

Families - United States

Minorities - Family relationships - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-287) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 2 - Approaching the Study of Race and Family; Chapter 3 - A Brief History of the American Family; Chapter 4 - Cross-Cultural Comparisons; Chapter 5 - Family Structures; Chapter 6 - Gender Relations and Sex Ratios; Chapter 7 - Intergenerational Relationships: Parent and Child; Chapter 8 - Intergenerational Relationships in Late Life: The Elderly, Their Adult Children and Grandchildren; Chapter 9 - African American Families; Chapter 10 - Native American Families; Chapter 11 - Latino American Families

Chapter 12 - Asian American FamiliesChapter 13 - Acculturation and Multiracial Family Issues; References; Author Index; Subject Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

'Race and Family' is a core textbook designed for advanced undergraduate & graduate students studying ethnic minority families & family diversity.