Synopses & Reviews
This bestselling title has been extensively revised and updated to provide an accurate statistical portrait of the American family as it exists today. Data collected from federal and state government agencies, Gallup polls, professional journals, and research are presented in a single, easily accessible format. Nearly 350 graphs, charts, and figures are provided. The second edition reflects the changing demographics of the American family. Among the issues receiving new or expanded coverage are the amount of time husbands spend doing household tasks, the concept of equal pay for equal work, parents' interaction with children, child abuse, household income, and fathers' participation in child care.
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This compendium has information of high quality for researchers and general readers alike. Recommended for academic and large public libraries.CHOICE
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...a comprehensive view of the American family in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries....presented in very clear, easily legible formats.Journal of Government Information
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...the advantage of this inexpensive book is the drawing together of statistics to present an overview of the family.Journal of Business &Finance Librarianship
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...it will meet many of the information needs of public library patrons and high school and college students for statistical data on the American family.Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
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Libraries which have found the first edition useful will want the update, especially at this price. Other libraries would also do well to consider it.Against the Grain
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-316) and index.
About the Author
BRUCE A. CHADWICK, Ph.D., is professor of sociology at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, where he has served as department chairperson, director of the Family Studies Program, and director of the Center for Studies of the Family.TIM B. HEATON, Ph.D., is an associate professor of sociology, Center for Studies of the Family, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
Table of Contents
Tables and Figures
Preface
List of Abbreviations
Marriage
Trends
Maritial Status
Attitudes
Quality of Marriage and Family Life
Maritial and Family Satisfaction
Family Roles and Division of Labor
Marital and Family Conflict
Divorce and Separation
Trends
Aspects of Marriage Before and After Separation
Attitudes
Child Support
Children
Childbearing and Adoption
Interaction with Children
Children's Problem Behaviors and Disagreement
Children of Divorce and Separation
Physical Punishment and Child Abuse
Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors and Contraceptive Use
Sexual Experience
Attitudes Toward Premarital Sex and Other Sexual Issues
Contraceptive Use and Abortion
Involuntary Intercourse and Rape
Living Arrangements and Kinship Ties
Living Arrangements
Cohabitation
Kinship
Elderly Families
Working Women, Wives, and Mothers
Working Women
Demographic and Economic Context
Demographic Structure
Income
Poverty and Public Assistance
Home Ownership and Consumer Patterns
Health Insurance
Child Care
Sources of Child Care
Father's Participation in Child Care
List of Sources
Index