'The author provided interesting, original examples which I found engaging...I think the biggest strength is avoiding the 'one ethnicity per chapter' approach found in so many books on family diversity. I like the structural approach' - Hilary A Rose, Concordia University 'A very useful book as a companion text for courses on race and ethnicity!.The chapters are easy to follow for undergraduate students' - Renxin Yang, Northern Michigan University 'I think the book is needed because there are limited choices currently available and this book is moving in the right direction!. A strength is that it is not an edited book like so many other books on this topic. There is a need for detailed study of ethnic minority families, and I am excited about making this book my required text for my Ethnic Families Course' - Cheryl Burgan Evans, Miami University 'I find the emphasis on social structure particularly appealing.To date, I have used Taylor's [edited] book, which depends on the instructor to provide all of the integration' - Gretchen Cornwell, Pennsylvania State University In Race and Family author Roberta L Coles looks at ethnic minority families in a novel way - through a structural lens. Unlike many texts on race and family, this book offers an approach that illustrates overarching structural factors affecting all families as opposed to examining each ethnicity in isolation from one another. By focusing on various structural factors such as demographic, economic and historical aspects, this book analyzes various family trends in a cross-cutting manner to exemplify the similarities and distinctions among all racial and ethnic groups.Key features: - Establishes commonalities and differences across various cultures within American society in an approach that enables students to better compare and contrast different ethnic groups; - Covers multiracial families, in addition to traditional ethnic groups such as African American, Native American, Latino American, and Asian American to provide students with the most contemporary examination of American families; - Uses the latest research and Census data to present a relevant assessment of trends in family structure, gender relations, intergenerational relations, family violence, acculturation, interracial marriage, and adoption in an increasingly diverse American context; - Includes an annotated listing of suggested videos, autobiographies, articles, and Web sites students can explore for further information.
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如果要用一个词来概括这本书给我的整体感受,那便是“震撼”。作者对于人类情感细微差别的捕捉能力,简直达到了令人咋舌的程度。书中的人物都不是完美的符号,他们充满了矛盾、脆弱和不为人知的挣扎。我常常在深夜里读到某段描写,会忍不住停下来,合上书本,盯着黑暗中的天花板,久久不能平复。那种感觉,就像是作者无意中触碰到了我内心深处那些我甚至不愿意承认的隐秘角落。书中对“失落”和“和解”主题的处理尤其深刻,它没有提供廉价的安慰剂,而是将伤痛赤裸裸地摊开,让读者直面痛苦的根源,然后才缓缓引向一种更加成熟、更具韧性的希望。这种真诚,是当下许多作品所缺失的宝贵品质,它要求读者付出情感上的代价,但回报的,是更深层次的自我认知与情感升华。
评分从结构安排上看,这本书的叙事骨架搭建得极其巧妙。它并非完全线性的时间推进,而是采用了多重视角和非连续性的片段穿插,看似松散,实则紧密扣连,如同一个巨大的、精美的马赛克拼图。初读时,可能会因为信息的碎片化而感到一丝困惑,但随着阅读的深入,各个视角、不同时间线上的线索如同被无形的手牵引着,最终汇聚成一个清晰而令人心折的整体画面。作者这种处理手法,极大地拓宽了阅读的可能性,因为它鼓励读者主动参与到意义的建构过程中,而不是被动接受既定信息。此外,书中穿插的那些看似是“旁白”的哲学思考或历史注脚,绝非累赘,它们是理解核心冲突的关键钥匙,为整个故事提供了广阔的历史纵深感和社会背景支撑,使得作品的立意一下子拔高到了一个全新的维度,极具思想深度和探讨价值。
评分我必须承认,一开始我对这本书的期待值并不是特别高,毕竟市面上同类主题的作品已经多如牛毛,总觉得难以有新的突破点。然而,这本书的开篇部分,以一种近乎冷峻的、不带任何主观色彩的笔调,迅速构建起一个复杂而引人入胜的背景设定。它不像某些作品那样急于抛出宏大的叙事,而是选择了一条极其耐人寻味的路径——从一个微小而具体的事件切入,如同投入湖面的一颗石子,激起的涟漪缓缓扩散,逐渐揭示出背后错综复杂的关系网络。这种克制的叙事手法,反而产生了巨大的张力,吊足了读者的胃口。更令人赞叹的是,书中对不同社会阶层的刻画,没有脸谱化处理,即便是那些看似处于边缘的角色,其行为逻辑和动机也得到了深刻的、多维度的探讨,让人在阅读的过程中,不断地反思自己对于“善恶”和“对错”的既有认知,阅读体验远超出了单纯的故事情节本身,更像是一场深刻的哲学思辨之旅。
评分这本书的封面设计和排版简直是一场视觉盛宴,初次翻开时,那种厚重而又不失精致的质感立刻抓住了我的注意力。内页的纸张选择,散发着一种淡淡的、令人心安的油墨香气,这让阅读的过程成了一种近乎仪式感的享受。文字的排布错落有致,行距和字号都拿捏得恰到好处,即便是长时间沉浸其中,眼睛也不会感到疲劳。作者在叙事节奏的把控上展现了惊人的功力,故事的起承转合如同精密的钟表齿轮咬合,每一个段落的衔接都无比流畅自然,让人完全沉浸在那个构建的世界里,忘记了时间的流逝。特别值得称赞的是,作者在描述环境和人物心理活动时所使用的词汇极其精准和富有画面感,仿佛每一个场景都直接投射在了读者的脑海中,那种细腻入微的笔触,成功地营造出一种强烈的代入感,让人不由自主地为书中的人物命运感到揪心或欣慰。这种对细节的极致追求,无疑是区分平庸之作与真正佳作的关键所在。
评分这本书的语言风格实在太过迷人,它混合了一种古典的庄重感和现代的犀利讽刺,读起来有一种穿越时空的奇妙体验。作者似乎对每一个词语都进行了精挑细选,避免了任何可能显得陈词滥调的表达,取而代之的是大量新鲜、富有冲击力的比喻和拟人手法。我尤其喜欢其中一些长句的结构,它们层层递进,逻辑严密,像是一道精心编织的语言迷宫,读者必须全神贯注地跟随作者的思路,才能最终抵达其意图所在。这种阅读的“难度”非但没有让人却步,反而激发了我更强烈的探究欲,每读完一个复杂的段落,都会有一种智力上被极大满足的成就感。书中的对话部分更是高光时刻,人物之间的言语交锋充满了机锋和暗示,很多时候,真正重要的信息并非直接说出,而是隐藏在停顿、反问和那些未尽之言中,极大地考验了读者的领悟力和共情能力。
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