Representing the Other in Sociology of the Family Texts

Author:

Dunham Charlotte Chorn1,Cannon Julie Harms1,Dietz Bernadette2

Affiliation:

1. Charlotte Chorn Dunham is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work at Texas Tech University. Her areas of specialty are family, gender, and aging, and she is currently researching the experiences of Anglo, Hispanic, and African American grandfathers. Professor Dunham received her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Southern California where she was an NIA trainee in gerontology.

2. Bernadette Dietz completed her undergraduate work in mental health services at the University of Toledo. She worked as a mental health professional while pursuing a master's degree in sociology at the University of Toledo, which she completed in 1986. She received a Ph.D. in sociology in 1990 from the University of Cincinnati, specializing in social psychology with research interests in the self, the management of multiple roles, and aging. Professor Dietz currently is an associate professor of sociology...

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of otherness as it applies to the content of sociology of the family texts. We conducted a study of the content of the indexes and the body of texts on sociology of the family, examining the way in which the experiences of whites were addressed relative to families of color. We found that whites were more often presented as a comparison group to families of color rather than as groups with histories and experiences of their own. We recommend that textbooks avoid separate sections for families of color, examine whites with the same scrutiny as families of color, examine white privilege as well as minority disadvantage, and focus on the positive experiences of families of color.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Sociology and Political Science,Education

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