What Do Families Do?
The Origins of Family and Kinship
Modes of Production The American Family Before 1776
American Indian Families:
The Primacy of the Tribe
European Colonists: The Primacy of the Public Family The Emergence of the "Modern" American Family: 1776-1900
Authority versus Affection
From Cooperation to Separation: Women's and Men's Spheres
Working-Class Families
Living between Modes
The Kinship Connection African-American, Mexican-American, and Asian Immigrant Families
African-American Families
An African Heritage?
The Impact of Slavery
Mexican-American Families
Asian Immigrant Families
The Asian Heritage
Asian Immigrants The Rise of the Private Family: 1900-Present
The Early Decades
The Depression Generation
The 1950s
The 1960s and Beyond
The Changing Life Course
What History Tells Us Looking Back Thinking about Families Key Terms Families on the Internet Boxed Features
families in other cultures:The Process of Marriage in Sub-Saharan Africa
families and public policy: Divorce Reform: Have We Been Here Before? | 
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