Our perspective -- The war over the family is not over the family -- Public opinion on change in women's rights and roles -- Wives and work : a theory of the sex-role revolution and its consequences -- Black-white differences in marriage and family patterns -- The interests of feminists and children in child care -- The state and the institutionalization of the relations between women and children -- Two-earner families -- Maternal employment : its psychological effects on children and their families -- Women and children last : the social and economic consequences of divorce law reforms -- Divorce and children -- Single-parent families -- Exploring stepfamilies from a feminist perspective -- Public policy alternatives