Allyn and Bacon

Preface . . xiii

1. Images, Ideals, and Myths . . 1
2. Preindustrial Families and the Emergence of a Modern Family Form . . 29
3. The Historical Making of Family Diversity . . 60
4. Economic and Demographic Upheavals in Society and Family Formation . . 91
5. Class, Race and Gender . . 137
6. Meshing the Worlds of Work and Family . . 181
7. The Social Construction of Intimacy . . 221
8. Contemporary Marriages . . 257
9. Parents and Children . . 295
10. Violence in Familie . . 338
11. Divorce and Remarriage . . 378
12. Emergent Families in the Global Era . . 416
13. Family Policy for the Twenty-First Century . . 454

Glossary . . 495
Bibliography . . 505
Photo Credits . . 535
Text Credits . . 537
Name Index . . 539
Subject Index . . 537