1244 - Family and Social Justice

Session Submission Type: Invited Session

Description

Families exist in myriad forms and are increasingly multiracial, multicultural, and transnational. Nevertheless, the challenges of racism, poverty, ageism, globalization and a number of other oppressive conditions continue to impact family relationships. Sociological research aligned with Social Justice addresses the basic necessities, opportunities, and physical and psychological security of families. It also addresses participation in decisions and policies that impact families. The research presented by panelists in this session encompass two dimensions of social justice: the politics of redistribution (social equality) and the politics of recognition, (respect and celebration of difference). This work occurs at a fraught historical moment, a moment when groups have mobilized to restrict rights and opportunities of diverse families. Panelists in this session address intergenerational relationships, migration, and the critical implications of transnational politics on family relationships, as the welfare of families is seen as part of the greater good of society.

Sub Unit

• Thematic Session

Session Organizer

• Pamela Anne Quiroz, University of Houston

Presider

• Marisol Karina Clark-Ibanez, CSU San Marcos

Individual Presentations

• Dismantling Dependence: Indian Immigrant Professional Families Negotiating the Visa Regime - Pallavi Banerjee, University of Calgary

• Black, Sexual Minority Women and the Great Migration: A Search for Sexual Autonomy and Economic Freedom - Estela Bernice Diaz, Columbia University; Mignon R. Moore, Barnard College|Columbia University

• The Family Discontents of Globalization - Joanna Dreby, University at Albany, State University of New York; Wayner Jimbo, Skidmore College