The widening gap between the rich and the poor is turning the American dream into an impossibility for many, particularly children and families. And as the chil

This book offers an up-to-the-moment assessment of the condition of the American family in an era of growing inequality.

Two generations ago, young men and women with only a high-school degree would have entered the plentiful industrial occupations which then sustained the middle-

This volume explores the causes and consequences of family inequality in the United States, Europe, and Latin America.

There was a time when the phrase "American family" conjured up a single, specific image: a breadwinner dad, a homemaker mom, and their 2.5 kids living comfortab