Brings together articles and sections of books that reflect all facets of the new history of the family.

The American family has come a long way from the days of the idealized family portrayed in iconic television shows of the 1950s and 1960s. The four volumes of T

Growing Up in America offers substantial and dramatic evidence that the history of childhood has come of age. Its authors demonstrate the breadth and depth of i

An examination of how the concept of “family” has been transformed over the last three centuries in the U.S., from its function as primary social unit to to

"The Handbook of Family Diversity" fills this gap in scholarship by providing a comprehensive discussion of several key dimensions where families differ: race,