Race and Family: A Structural Approach

The second edition of Race and Family, featuring new examples and updates throughout, focuses on structural factors impacting all families, such as demographic, economic, and historic trends which illuminate the similarities and distinctions among and within racial and ethnic groups. This comprehensive book provides an essential overview of the study of race, ethnicity, and the family and includes chapters on specific racial-ethnic groups highlighting both their histories and their diversity. The book provides structural factors, cross-cultural perspectives, and historical overviews that students can use to analyze the whys and ways of family across races and ethnicities.