Part One Introduction, 1

1 Public and Private Families, 3

2 The History of the Family, 35

Part Two Gender, Class, and Race-Ethnicity, 77

3 Gender and Families, 79

4 Social Class and Families, 111

5 Race, Ethnicity, and Families, 143

Part Three Sexuality, Partnership, and Marriage, 183

6 Sexualities, 185

7 Cohabitation and Marriage, 215

8 Work and Families, 257

Part Four Links across the Generations, 289

9 Children and Parents, 291

10 The Elderly and Their Families, 329

Part Five Conflict, Disruption, and Reconstitution, 365

11 Domestic Violence, 367

12 Divorce, 401

13 Remarriage and Stepfamilies, 437

Part Six Family and Society, 467

14 The Family, the State, and Social Policy, 469