Böcker av Andrew J. Cherlin

Two leading sociologists of the family examine the changing role of American grandparents-how they strive for both independence and family ties.

Revised and enlarged, this edition has updated graphs and tables and also presents new findings on cohabitation and single life. It has a new chapter on the meaning of marriage in our society and the chapter on black-white differences is now an essay on relations among race, poverty and marriage.