Download or read book Shifting the Center: Understanding Contemporary Families written by Susan J Ferguson and published by McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages. This book was released on 2005-12-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology explores the issues and diversity of contemporary families, presenting balanced coverage of racial and ethnic variation and discussing a wide variety of family arrangements and processes. 32 out of the 50 selections included are new to this edition.