Book Title: Contemporary Families: An Equity Lens

Author: Elizabeth B. Pearce

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Book Description: This openly licensed text, created with students, approaches contemporary families from an equity lens. It asks two questions relevant to the Difference, Power, and Discrimination outcomes at Linn-Benton Community College and Oregon State University: “What do families need?” and “How do society and institutions support or get in the way of families getting what they need?" Original content is licensed under CC BY, except as otherwise noted. More specific information can be found under Licenses and Attributions at the bottom of each section. Print copy: https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/elizabeth-pearce/contemporary-families/paperback/product-rjq8mm.html

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This openly licensed text approaches contemporary families from an equity lens. It was created by a Human Development and Family Services (HDFS) faculty member and 12 HDFS students at Linn-Benton Community College (LBCC), using an open pedagogy approach.  It asks two questions relevant to the Difference, Power, and Discrimination outcomes at LBCC: “What do families need?” and “ How do society and institutions support or get in the way of families getting what they need?” This book includes remixed content. Please note that some sections may have more restrictive licenses, and some all rights reserved content is included under fair use. More specific information can be found under Licenses and Attributions at the bottom of each section. Print copy: https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/elizabeth-pearce/contemporary-families/paperback/product-rjq8mm.html

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This book is a cloned version of Contemporary Families: An Equity Lens 1e by Elizabeth B. Pearce, published using Pressbooks by Linn-Benton Community College under a CC BY (Attribution) license. It may differ from the original.

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Elizabeth B. Pearce

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Contemporary Families: An Equity Lens Copyright © 2020 by Linn-Benton Community College and student contributors is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

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Title
Contemporary Families: An Equity Lens
Author
Elizabeth B. Pearce
Contributors
Alexis Castaneda-Perez; Wesley Sharp; Shonna Dempsey; Ruta Faifaise; Nyssa Cronin; Michaela Willi-Hooper; Katie Niemeyer; Katherine Hemlock; Jessica N. Hampton; Hannah Morelos; Christopher Byers; Cassie Cruze; Carla Medel; Amy Huskey; and Chessie Alberti
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Contemporary Families: An Equity Lens Copyright © 2020 by Linn-Benton Community College and student contributors is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

This book includes remixed content. Please note that some sections may have more restrictive licenses, and some all rights reserved content is included under fair use or with permission. More specific information can be found under Licenses and Attributions at the bottom of each section.

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Social work, Education, Social welfare and social services, Sociology: family and relationships, Poverty and precarity, Social discrimination and social justice, Social groups, communities and identities
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Linn-Benton Community College