Foreword / by David A. DeCenzo -- The 21st century American family / Dennis G. Wiseman -- What is "family"? : defining the terms of the U.S. welfare state / Holley E. Tankersley -- Family values, feminism, and the post-traditional family / Maria K. Bachman -- The many faces of adoption in the transformation of the American family / Patricia S. Piver -- Grandparenting roles in the evolving American family / William E. Hills -- Justice in the family / Julinna C. Oxley and Nils Ch. Rauhut -- The evolution of psychologists' recommended childrearing practices in the United States / Michael J. Root -- The influence of social support in the family on the health of family members / Monair J. Hamilton -- Family involvement in early childhood education / Nancy C. Ratcliff -- The use of oral narrative in North American families: creating selves, confirming roles, and consigning traditions / Stephanie M. Wright.