Title:
Marriages & families : changes, choices, and constraints / Nijole V. Benokraitis.
Author:
Benokraitis, Nijole V. (Nijole Vaicaitis)
Publication Information:
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Education, 2007.
Call Number:
HQ536 .B45 2007
Abstract:
For one semester/quarter courses on Marriage and Families, Sociology of the Family, Human Development or Family Studies. By introducing the themes of "Changes, Choices and Constraints" when presenting the basic concepts, theory, research and statistics about marriages and families, Benokraitis discusses how contemporary changes in families and their structure impact the choices student's actually have, and how society can constrain their marriages, families and relationships. Through this approach, students are better able to understand what the research and statistics mean for themselves!Seeing that there was a need for a text that reflected the issues- like race and ethnicity, remarriage and stepfamilies, and sexuality, that face students and their families, Professor Benokraitis wrote Marriage and Families as a way to show students both the choices and constraints that families face in modern society.
Electronic Access:
Table of contents only http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip077/2006102009.html
Edition:
6th ed.
ISBN:
9780132431736
Physical Description:
xxvii, 646 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Contents:
Marriage and the family in perspective -- The changing family -- Studying marriage and the family -- The family in historical perspective -- Racial and ethnic families: strengths and stresses -- The individual and the developing relationship -- Socialization and gender roles -- Love and loving relationships -- Sexuality and sexual expression throughout life -- Individual and marital commitments -- Choosing others: dating and mate selection -- Singlehood, cohabitation, civil unions, and other options -- Marriage and communication in committed relationships -- Parents and children -- To be or not to be a parent: more choices, more constraints -- Raising children: promises and pitfalls -- Conflicts and crises -- Balancing work and family life -- Family violence and other health issues -- Separation and divorce -- Changes and transitions -- Remarriage and stepfamilies -- Families in later life -- The family in the twenty-first century -- Appendix A: Sexual anatomy -- Append[trunc].
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