Public and Private Families: An Introduction SELF PRINT: Evergreen Release

by Andrew J. Cherlin

Public and Private An Introduction discusses the meaning of family, how it has evolved and continues to evolve, from both a private and public perspective. Andrew Cherlin guides students through an exploration of the history of families around the world in a way that prompts critical and sociological thinking. Public and Private An Introduction defines the private family as our personal space, where we live most of our personal lives. Contrastingly, the public family is where we deal with broader societal issues and challenges. Cherlin invites students to take a close look at and assessment of gender, race, ethnicity and social class. Students are simultaneously prompted to explore the impact society, the workplace and public policy have on the family and family structures.The ninth edition of Public and Private An Introduction includes expanded research and discussion on LGBTQ family life, and it also includes a new section on online matchmaking and commitment.

Genres: Sociology, Textbooks, Nonfiction, Read For School, School

464 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 1902

Reviews

[Lindsay Allyson · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is so awful even the professor said, "Don't get it. If you have, return it if you can."

The book was a horrible choice for a human behavior class in a social work program. This isn't even a social work book - it's a sociology book. It being a sociology book is not what makes it awful (because I do have an appreciation for sociology). It's excessively wordy. The author takes three to four pages to talk about something that could be covered in a paragraph.

And in the first chapter the author talks about how there is a Public Family and a Private Family and they are these two things but then 'Oh no, wait! JK they're really the same thing.' ??

Anyway, this book was poorly structured, needs an editor (badly), and is overly confusing.

DNF.