"Carl Anthony opens the door to the world's most famous residence to reveal life as it was actually lived there. He takes readers into the heart of loyalties and estrangements, and the emotional pressures politics brings to bear upon the forty White House families, from their arrivals to their "notices to vacate." Readers will enjoy an unprecedented tour of the previously unseen private rooms as used and decorated by each family. Revealed too are the personal proclivities of the presidents and how their families both sustained them through public crises and were used to political advantage. They'll get a firsthand look at the preparations for White House weddings and other occasions; meet the parents and children of the presidents - as well as an assortment of eccentric relatives - and discover the patterns of working, resting, and relaxing that shaped family life."--BOOK JACKET.

The text of a hearing on American families is presented in this document. Comments by Representatives Patricia Schroeder, Bob McEwen, Michael Bilirakis, Frank Wolf, and Jim Bacchus, as well as Senator John D. Rockefeller, IV, are presented. Testimony and/or prepared statements and materials are included from these persons: (1) Gary L. Bauer, president, Family Research Council, Washington, D.C.; (2) David Blankenhorn, president, Institute for American Values, New York, New York; (3) Vincent Breglio, president, RSM, Inc., Lanham, Maryland; (4) Greg Duncan, program director, Survey Research Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; (5) Donald Hernandez, chief, Marriage and Families Statistics Branch, Population Division, Bureau 20 of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.; (6) Celinda Lake, vice president, Greenberg-Lake, Washington, D.C.; (7) Thomas Plewes, Associate Commissioner for Employment and Unemployment Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor; (8) Robert Rector, policy analyst for Family and Welfare Issues, The Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C.; (9) Judith Weitz, KIDS COUNT Coordinator, the Center for the Study of Social Policy, Washington, D.C.; (10) Jason Zimbler, Nickelodeon Show "Clarissa Explains It All," New York, New York; (11) William Archer III, M.D.; and (12) Frances McNaught of the U.S. Department of Labor. (ABL)

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

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

The third edition of Handbook of Marriage and the Family describes, analyzes, synthesizes, and critiques the current research and theory about family relationships, family structural variations, and the role of families in society. This updated Handbook provides the most comprehensive state-of-the art assessment of the existing knowledge of family life, with particular attention to variations due to gender, socioeconomic, race, ethnic, cultural, and life-style diversity. The Handbook also aims to provide the best synthesis of our existing scholarship on families that will be a primary source for scholars and professionals but also serve as the primary graduate text for graduate courses on family relationships and the roles of families in society. In addition, the involvement of chapter authors from a variety of fields including family psychology, family sociology, child development, family studies, public health, and family therapy, gives the Handbook a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary framework.