Editor Karen Miller has compiled several fascinating essays that weave together topics and issues relating to family. What are some characteristics of the modern family? What dilemmas do would-be parents face? How does divorce affect children? Should the government make policies regarding families? These four questions are debated across four chapters, allowing readers to benefit from more than one intelligent viewpoint for every answer. Essay sources include Kara Dukakis, Judith Wallerstein, Deepak Bhargava, and Maxine Frith.