Includes bibliographical references and index.

Historical trends in the study of Culturally diverse families / Pearl Stewart and Katia Paz Goldfarb -- A nation of diversity : demographics of the United States of America and their implications for families / Fabienne Doucet and Raeann R. Hamon -- Theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of culturally diverse families / Bahira Sherif Trask and Ramona Marotz-Baden -- Gender and class in culturally diverse families / Katherine R. Allen and Ben K. Beitin -- Trends in marriage and cohabitation / Bahira Sherif Trask and Julie M. Koivunen -- Women, work, and families : locating experiences in social contexts / Seongeun Kim and Tara Woofolk -- Parenting in "color" : culturally diverse perspectives on parenting / Kimberly A. Greder and William D. Allen -- Cultural diversity and aging families / Rona J. Karasik and Raeann R. Hamon -- Adult parent-child ties of culturally diverse aging families / Paula M. Usita -- Human services and cultural diversity : tenuous relationships, challenges, and opportunities ahead / Donald G. Unger, Teresita Cuevas, and Tara Woolfolk -- Family, school, and community : finding green lights at the intersection / Judith A. Myers-Walls and Larissa Frias -- Family life education : implications of cultural diversity / Deborah B. Gentry -- The compelling realities of diversity, policies, and laws / Tammy L. Henderson -- Ethical reflections for a globalized family curriculum : a developmental paradigm / Mary Ann Hollinger -- Concluding observations.