Families with Futures: Family Studies into the 21st Century, Second Edition
“Families with Futuresis a truly innovative textbook about family relationships and change. The content is timely, the stories are relevant, and the writing is engaging. The authors expertly blend cutting-edge theory, research, and practice in ways that will delight both students and instructors.”-Katherine R. Allen, Virginia Tech, USA“Families with Futures, 2nd edition,captures the diversity across and the complexity within family systems in a way that is both accessible and authentic for undergraduate students of family science.” -Catherine Solheim, University of Minnesota, USA“Karraker & Grochowski combine strong academic knowledge with practical orientation in an outstanding way. In clear and straightforward language, specially addressed for students and professionals, the book provides the most current research on key family topics. This second edition covers, together with traditional issues of interest, emerging and increasingly more frequent new family realities and dilemmas.”-Gerardo Meil, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain“The authors have crafted an engaging and intricate introduction to the field of family science. By centering the diversity and intersectionality of family experiences in socio-political context, the authors skillfully guide readers through research and practice to show that families are knowable in their complexity and that healthy family life has many pathways.”-Tara Saathoff-Wells, University of Central Florida, USA“This is the ONLY text for family studies that I have found to be comprehensive and provide both research and application of material for students. ... We are currently using the text for [our] ... Family Theories [course]. ... [I would adopt it] without any reservations! It is an excellent text and is needed in the family field!”-Mary Ann Adams, The University of Southern Mississippi, USA