pt. 1. Introduction
1. Families in global perspective : an introduction / Jaipaul L. Roopnarine, Uwe P. Gielen
2. Families : an evolutionary anthropological perspective / Bobbi S. Low
3. (Post)modern families / Louise B. Silverstein, Carl F. Auerbach
pt. 2. Asia and Oceania
4. The family in mainland China : structure, organization, and significance for child development / Xinjin Chen, Yunfeng He
5. The changing Japanese family : a psychological portrait / Takashi Naito, Uwe P. Gielen
6. Changing patterns of family life in India / Pittu Laungani
7. Families in Indonesia / Sarlito Wirawan Sarwono
8. Family development in two island cultures in the changing Pacific / Mary Martini
pt. 3. The Middle East
9. Egyptian families / Ramadan A. Ahmed
10. Contemporary Turkish families / Diane Sunar, Güler Okman Fisek
11. Familism, postmodernity, and the state : the case of Israel / Sylvie Fogiel-Bijaoui
pt. 4. Europe
12. Families in Greece / James Georgas ... [et al.]
13. The Italian family : past and present / Anna Laura Comunian
14. The German family : families in Germany / Heidi Keller, Ulrike Zach, Monika Abels
15. Norwegian families from a psychocultural perspective : a challenge to therapeutic theory and practice / Wencke J. Seltzer
16. The Russian family / Eric Shiraev, Julia Gradskova
pt. 5. The Americas
17. Marriages and families in the United States / Brent C. Miller ... [et al.]
18. Caribbean families in English-speaking countries : a rather complex mosaic
Jaipaul L. Roopnarine ... [et al.]
19. Families in Brazil / L.-A. Rebhun
pt. 6. Africa
20. Families in Central Africa : a comparison of Bofi farmer and forager families / Hillary N. Fouts
21. Family life in South Africa / Engela Pretorious.