Introduction: The Family
1. Who is Family?
2. Why Split the Family?
3. When is Family and Work Balanced?
4. What is Family Togetherness?
Epilogue
Pamela Braboy Jackson is professor of sociology at Indiana
University, Bloomington.
Rashawn Ray is associate professor of sociology at the University
of Maryland.
This beautifully written book captures the incredible complexity of
American families by showcasing the real-life stories of
individuals in families. It is sure to become a classic in the
finest tradition of richly-textured sociological research on
families.
*Debra Umberson, University of Texas*
How Families Matter is a critical exploration of contemporary
family life that informs the ongoing family decline-resilience
debate. In embracing the demographic reality that families have
become more complex, it offers us a practical and refreshing look
into how real people ‘do family.’ To do so, How Families Matter
uses theory and the extant academic literature as a canvas upon
which it paints vibrant pictures featuring first person accounts of
family life from respondents of over 100 qualitative interviews. In
sum, How Families Matter makes a unique contribution to the field
of family studies and should be on the reading lists of students,
researchers, practitioners, and policymakers alike.
*Armon R. Perry, University of Louisville*
An intimate journey with Jackson and Ray, who tell the stories of
families through the lens of identity. Race, gender, and class
intersect as family members negotiate work and family, and reunite
in times of celebration and crisis. An ambitious sociological
analysis of real families today. Spirited and triumphant.
*Susan E. Short, Brown University*
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