American Families in an Era of Social Change
Eggebeen, David J.
This core textbook is intended to provide a focused, research-based, exciting introduction to the study of the family. The book departs from the typical introductory text in three ways. First, a fundamental focus will be on two dimensions of change-change over the life course of individuals and change over historical time. There is tendency in many family texts to discuss features of family life in rather static terms despite its inherently dy...