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by Shirley A. Hill (Author)
A brief, impactful book that provides a contemporary analysis of how economics and social class affects the concept of family today
This book focuses on the impact of economic systems and social class on the organization of family life. Since the most vital function of the family is the survival of its members, the author give primacy to the economic system in structuring the broad parameters of family life. She explains how the economy shapes the prospects families have for earning a decent living by determining the location, nature, and pay associated with work.
Author Biography
Shirley Hill., a professor at the University of Kansas, teaches courses on the family, medical sociology, social inequality, and qualitative methods. Examining the implications of social inequalities, especially those based on social class, gender, and race, has been the overarching focus of her research in these areas. She has published research in the field of medical sociology that examines family caregiving, gender and health care, access to health care, and health care policies in journals including the Journal of Poverty, Gender & Society, and the International Journal of Health Services. Her book, Managing Sickle Cell Disease in Low-Income Families (1994) also covers many of these of health care. Professor Hill has also published articles and books that examine how racial inequality affects various aspects of African American family life. She is the author of Black Intimacies: A Gender Perspective on Families and Relationships (2005) and African American Children: Socialization and Development in Families (1999). Her current projects include a book focusing on families in social class perspective and an oral history study of the high school revolution among African Americans.
