New material addresses current topics and issues such Modernity theory and postmodernism (covering theorists such as Anthony Giddens, Ulrich Beck and Elisabeth-Beck Gernsheim), the symbolic interactionist perspective on gender differences; the changing definition of classes in the U.S.; gay and lesbian sexuality and marriage; care work and how contemporary society undervalues care work; skipped-generation and three-generation households; intergenerational ambivalence; domestic violence; and much more.
New pedagogy includes "Quick Review" after every few pages to make material easier for students to digest.
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