Looking Forward Defining Social Class Four Social Classes Changing Conceptions of Social Class Families and the Economy The Impact of Economic Restructuring Unequal Distribution of Income Trends in Poverty Prospects for Dual-Earner Couples Class Differences in Family Life Lower-Class Families Chronic Poverty and Kin Networks The Costs of Kin Networks Working-Class Families Gender-Role Segregation Changing Attitudes toward Gender Roles Middle-Class Families The Primacy of the Conjugal Family The Role of Women in "Doing" Kinship Upper-Class Families Social Class and the Family Looking Back Thinking about Families Key Terms Families on the Internet Boxed Features families and public policy: Homeless Families: The Tip of the Iceberg families in other cultures: Kinship Networks among the Mexican Upper Class | 
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