Face to Face: Social Interaction and Social Roles
Often it is the conflicting series of roles each of us plays that defines and frequently limits our social options.
Face to Face: Social Interaction and Technology
Technology has had a significant impact on social interaction. While conventional wisdom suggests that technology in general and the Internet in particular undermine social interaction, there are many who contend that ju..
Face to Face: The Power of Words
Perhaps nowhere is the fusion of language and emotion more visible and more combustible than in the world of politics, where complex issues and positions are often reduced to labels and highly-charged code words.
Families Today and Tomorrow: Aging in America
Since 1900, average life expectancy in the United States has nearly doubled, going from 47 years to about 78 ears for males and 82 years for females. In most cases, the quality of life has increased along with the quan..
Families Today and Tomorrow: Extended Asian-American Family, An
Profile of an extended Asian-American family whose members emigrated from Viet Nam.
Families Today and Tomorrow: Family Challenges: Childcare
The growing participation of women in the labor force has led to dramatic changes in family life in the United States, particularly as regards children and childcare.
Families Today and Tomorrow: Family Challenges: Employment
The United States has gone from an industrial economy in the first half of the 20th century to a post-industrial and service economy. The implications of this shift for the American family have been enormous.
Families Today and Tomorrow: Family Challenges: Healthcare
The challenge of meeting America's health care needs continues to defy easy solution. This is especially problematic for many working families that lack adequate health insurance.
Families Today and Tomorrow: Family Diversity and Immigration
American families are growing more racially and ethnically diverse, at least in part because of changing patterns of immigration.
Families Today and Tomorrow: Ongoing Importance of Family, The
While some believe the role of the family has diminished in recent years, others contend that while the family has changed, it remains as important as ever.