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Public and Private Families: An Introduction, 3/e
Andrew J. Cherlin, Johns Hopkins University

What's New

  • New material on current topics and issues such as work and families, cohabitation, death and dying and their effect on family members, domestic violence and more.

  • Expanded coverage of the impact of race/ethnicity, class, and gender on families

  • Streamlined table of contents with 15 (vs. 16) chapters as a result of combining three chapters into two (Chapter 7, "Sexuality" and Chapter 8, "Cohabitation and Marriage").

  • Improved organization ("Links Across the Generations" unit now precedes section on "Conflict and Disruption.")

  • New pedagogy includes "Looking Forward" preview questions, "Looking Back" summary questions, discussion questions in boxed essays, critical thinking questions ("Thinking About Families"), more headings and summary tables, cross reference icons which refer students back to the page where a key concept was introduced, and a marginal glossary.

  • New full-color design to make effective use of color in graphs, tables, and photos.

  • Online Learning Center Website, a text-specific website that includes quizzes, Internet resources, interactive activities, PowerPoint slides, annotated URLs for Census 2000 updates, audio overviews by the author, and additional resources.

  • PowerWeb, a family course-specific website that includes student study tools, weekly updates, refereed course-specific web links, and additional resources. PowerWeb is accessible from a link on the Online Learning Center.








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