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    Contemporary Families: An Equity Lens - 2e

    (7 reviews)

    Elizabeth B. Pearce, Linn-Benton Community College

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    Publisher: Open Oregon Educational Resources

    Language: English

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    Reviewed by Ann Obermann, Associate Professor & Online Education Coordinator, Metropolitan State University of Denver on 5/21/24

    This text does a really great job introducing the concept of family, the multiple systems involved in family life, social justice issues that impact families, and family concepts like partnering and belonging. Each chapter did a nice job for a... read more

    Reviewed by Sharon Methvin, Instructor, Mt. Hood Community College on 8/17/23

    Text covers the key areas for family in the US and the equity issues. I love the embedded videos. The sections on food and water are great editions to address and not often covered. read more

    Reviewed by Sydney Hart, Professor, City Colleges of Chicago on 5/26/23

    While there is much to admire in this text, I cannot recommend it for a sociology of families course as the main source. It would make a fantastic supplement. It is a really good book outside of the specific requirements of a sociology of families... read more

    Reviewed by Sadie Pendaz-Foster, Sociology Instructor, Inver Hills Community College on 6/28/21

    This was a very comprehensive book from the perspective through which the material was presented. There were so many things to consider in the book in terms of how axes of inequality and social institutions, as places of reproduction for social... read more

    Reviewed by Eunice Brekke, Associate Professor, Leeward Community College on 4/19/21

    This is a thorough treatment of contemporary families with a solid introduction of core concepts and theory. Overall, key elements of contemporary issues are addressed and the table of contents is easy to use. read more

    Reviewed by Isabelle Havet, Instructor, Linn-Benton Community College on 1/12/21

    The text is very comprehensive, covering a variety of topics relating to contemporary families thoroughly, and from multiple angles. The authors take pains to provide different perspectives on topics, by raising questions, presenting different... read more

    Reviewed by June Morris, Instructor, Linn-Benton Community College on 1/6/21

    I like how terms are defined and hyperlinked. read more

    Table of Contents

    • About this Book
    • Chapter 1: Social Constructions
    • Chapter 2: Studying Families
    • Chapter 3: Connection, Community, Love, and Partnering
    • Chapter 4: Nurturance, Parenting, and Caregiving
    • Chapter 5: Routines, Traditions, and Culture
    • Chapter 6: Representation and Belonging in Social Systems
    • Chapter 7: Health and Health Care
    • Chapter 8: Housing
    • Chapter 9: Safety and Stability
    • Chapter 10: Food and Water
    • Chapter 11: Justice
    • Chapter 12: Visual Culture
    • Chapter 13: Education and Employment
    • Chapter 14: Meaning and Purpose
    • Glossary
    • Appendices

    About the Book

    This universally accessible text provides students with a foundational understanding of the changing experiences and needs of contemporary families in the United States. It emphasizes the multi-directional influence of social structure as well as the impacts of difference, power, and oppression. Using an intersectional lens and placing the diversity of families at its core, the text prepares students with a range of majors and career paths to use their sociological imaginations, identify privilege and oppression, practice inclusion and take part in increasing equity for families, whether at the professional level, the personal level or both.Resources for students and instructors include chapter learning objectives, key terms with definitions, chapter activities, and reflective questions for application and discussion. In addition, instructors have access to chapter questionnaires for formative assessment, larger summative assignments, and a crosswalk to identify the location of specific topics.

    About the Contributors

    Author

    Elizabeth aka Liz (she/her) is a faculty member who teaches Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) classes at Linn-Benton Community College (LBCC). She has served as Department Chair, Faculty Fellow in Technology and Teaching, and as the Difference, Power, and Oppression Faculty Lead. Previously she directed the Family Resource Center, a full-time child care and parent cooperative for LBCC student and staff families. This textbook, mostly original work, originated in collaboration with LBCC students.

    Her passion is creating opportunities and resources for transformative learning through open pedagogy in the community college classroom. She has presented locally, regionally, and nationally on this topic. She also leads and mentors faculty in equity-based teaching, active learning, technology use, and open pedagogy.

    Liz earned a Bachelor of Arts in Child Study at Tufts University and a Master of Education degree in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She has completed post-graduate coursework in child/family development, life course theory, educational policy, and sociology at Wheelock College (now Boston University) and Oregon State University. She is the author of Introduction to Human Services and a contributor to Human Services Practicum: An Equity Lens also published by Open Oregon Educational Resources.

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