As part of the professional world, you will need to keep current on both recent and what might be called “seminal” works in the field of family studies. A “seminal” work, changed the field, bringing a new concept to the forefront, or changing our professional vision on an issue. The list of books included are both new and seminal works in the field. Select one that would be interesting to you: for example, if you are very interested in gender differences in household labor, The Second Shift changed how the entire field of family studies addressed this issue. Once you select your book, here is what expected in a critique.
a. This is not a “book report”. You are not summarizing the book. I have read it and so have you, that is not the purpose of this assignment.