Barbara J. Risman

Barbara J. Risman is a professor of sociology at the University of Illinois in Chicago and is also the Executive Officer of The Council on Contemporary Families, a national organization whose mission is to bring new research findings and clinical expertise to public attention.

Books by Barbara J. Risman

  1. Book CoverFamilies as They Really Are


    A fresh collection of original essays by leading scholars that focuses on how families operate in everyday life: what they are, how they work, and why they matter.
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