# Contemporary Families in the US: An Equity Lens 2e

- By: Elizabeth B. Pearce
- Publisher: Linn-Benton Community College
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Sociology/Marriage_and_Family/Contemporary_Families_in_the_US%3A_An_Equity_Lens_2e_(Pearce))
- Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
- Read at LibreTexts: https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Sociology/Marriage_and_Family/Contemporary_Families_in_the_US%3A_An_Equity_Lens_2e_(Pearce)
- PDF: https://downloads.libretexts.org/api/v1/download/socialsci-326504/pdf

This text provides students with a foundational understanding of the changing experiences and needs of contemporary families in the United States. It emphasizes the multi-directional influence of social structure as well as the impacts of difference, power, and oppression. Using an intersectional lens and placing the diversity of families at its core, the text prepares students with a range of majors and career paths.