Five widely used theoretical perspectives are exchange, symbolic interaction, feminist, postmodern, and queer. Table 1.4 summarizes the main theme of each perspective and its application to studying families. INTERSECTIONALITY One further theoretical point: After a look at the history of the family in Chapter 2, I will present four chapters on major sources of identity and inequality as they relate to families: Chapter 3 on gender, Chapter 4 on social class, Chapter 5 on race and ethnicity, and Chapter 6 on sexuality. Although these chapters will be separate, the topics overlap.
summary of the next few chapters to come
