Race and Family: A Structural Approach, 2nd Edition by Roberta L. Coles offers an in-depth exploration of how structural factors influence family dynamics across diverse racial and ethnic groups. This book introduces key concepts through a structural lens, maintaining its distinctive feature while incorporating new material throughout. After covering foundational topics such as the study of race, ethnicity, and families, it delves into various issues including family structure, divorce, non-marital births, gender roles, racial identity formation, intergenerational relationships, grandparenting, elder care, and more.

The second edition includes chapters on specific racial-ethnic groups such as African American, Asian American, Latino American, Middle Eastern American, and Native American families, alongside discussions of white families, multiracial families, the acculturation process, and additional family dynamics. Key updates feature recent census and survey data, a new chapter dedicated to Middle Eastern Americans, expanded material on multiracial and multicultural families, and updated resources.

This comprehensive book provides structural factors, cross-cultural perspectives, and historical overviews that students can use to analyze the complexities of family structures across different racial and ethnic backgrounds. A complimentary test bank is available to adopters as a Word document or via the free program Respondus.