Table of Contents

Intimate Relationships Public and Private Sexuality Commitment Cohabitation and Marriage Having Children Biological and Social Parenting Working Families Gender and Role Balance Families in Poverty Homelessness and Welfare Divorce and Remarriage Economic and Emotional Impact Family Transitions Generational Obligations Social Change and Future Trends

About the Author

About the Author Cheryl Albers is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Buffalo State College, where she teaches family, childhood and youth, gender roles and social psychology. She has previously taught at the University of Minnesota and The Queensland Institute of Technology, in Australia. Current research interests focus on public policy regarding child care. She has written and lectured extensively on family studies in the United States and overseas.