- Leading scholars in their respective disciplines and younger, up-and-coming academics come together in this volume to contribute essays on a vastly important topic with major relevance. - A mix of qualitative and quantitative methods are used to clearly make the case and provide evidence to support the structural basis of racism, making this a useful volume for students and researchers alike. - Authors go beyond the identification of structural forms of racism and its myriad consequences and make suggestions for multifaceted solutions. - Frames our current moment in an important historical, theoretical, ideological, and policy-informed framework, offering a wide range of breadth, but also critical depth and clarity to contemporary issues.

The family remains the most contested institution in American society. How Families Matter: Simply Complicated Intersections of Race, Gender, and Work explores the ways adults make sense of their family lives in the midst of the complicated debates generated by politicians and social scientists. Given the rhetoric about the family, this book is a well overdue account of family life from the perspective of families themselves. The purpose of this book is to provide the reader with a whole view of different types of families. The chapters focus on contemporary issues such as who do we consider to be a part of our family, can anyone achieve family-life balance, and how do families celebrate when they get together? Relying on stories shared by a racially/ethnically diverse group of forty-six families, this book finds that parents and siblings cultivate a family identity that both defines who they are and influences who they become. It is a welcomed installment to conversations about the family, as families are finally viewed within a single study from a multicultural lens.

- Leading scholars in their respective disciplines and younger, up-and-coming academics come together in this volume to contribute essays on a vastly important topic with major relevance. - A mix of qualitative and quantitative methods are used to clearly make the case and provide evidence to support the structural basis of racism, making this a useful volume for students and researchers alike. - Authors go beyond the identification of structural forms of racism and its myriad consequences and make suggestions for multifaceted solutions. - Frames our current moment in an important historical, theoretical, ideological, and policy-informed framework, offering a wide range of breadth, but also critical depth and clarity to contemporary issues.

The family remains the most contested institution in American society. How Families Matter: Simply Complicated Intersections of Race, Gender, and Work explores the ways adults make sense of their family lives in the midst of the complicated debates generated by politicians and social scientists. Given the rhetoric about the family, this book is a well overdue account of family life from the perspective of families themselves. The purpose of this book is to provide the reader with a whole view of different types of families. The chapters focus on contemporary issues such as who do we consider to be a part of our family, can anyone achieve family-life balance, and how do families celebrate when they get together? Relying on stories shared by a racially/ethnically diverse group of forty-six families, this book finds that parents and siblings cultivate a family identity that both defines who they are and influences who they become. It is a welcomed installment to conversations about the family, as families are finally viewed within a single study from a multicultural lens.