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Product Identifiers

PublisherWadsworth

ISBN-100840032218

ISBN-139780840032218

eBay Product ID (ePID)102849304

Product Key Features

Number of Pages640 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameMarriage and Family Experience : Relationships Changing Society

Publication Year2010

SubjectMarriage & Long-Term Relationships, Sociology / General, General

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaFamily & Relationships, Social Science, Science

AuthorBryan Strong, Christine Devault, Theodore F. Cohen

FormatRingbound

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight33.7 Oz

Item Length9.8 in

Item Width7.7 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number11

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2009-942041

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal306.8

Table Of Content1. The Meaning of Marriage and the Family.2. Studying Marriages and Families.3. Variations in American Family Life.4. Gender and Family.5. Intimacy, Friendship and Love.6. Understanding Sex and Sexualities.7. Communication, Power, and Conflict.8. Marriages in Societal and Individual Perspective.9. Unmarried Lives. Singlehood and Cohabitation.10. Becoming Parents and Experiencing Parenthood.11. Marriage, Work, and Economics.12. Intimate Violence and Sexual Abuse.13. Coming Apart. Separation and Divorce.14. New Beginnings. Single-Parent Families, Remarriages, and Blended Families.

SynopsisTHE MARRIAGE & FAMILY EXPERIENCE is a realistic look at relationships today. These experienced authors will help you see and understand the underlying issues at work in marriages, families, and all kinds of relationships. Real-life cross-cultural examples and features that encourage you to look deeper at yourself make the Tenth Edition accessible and compelling this is a book you can relate to and one you will want to read The book presents the latest information on adoptive parenting, childbearing patterns, gay and lesbian families, the meaning of virginity, gender roles and sexuality, communication and conflict resolution, the influence of popular culture, and working families. With thorough and compelling coverage of all kinds of today's families and relationships, the book dispels myths about gender differences and gives you a realistic and comprehensive overview of the concepts and topics you'll need to succeed in your course., THE MARRIAGE & FAMILY EXPERIENCE is a realistic look at relationships today. These experienced authors will help you see and understand the underlying issues at work in marriages, families, and all kinds of relationships. Real-life cross-cultural examples and features that encourage you to look deeper at yourself make the Tenth Edition accessible and compelling this is a book you can relate to and one you will want to read! The book presents the latest information on adoptive parenting, childbearing patterns, gay and lesbian families, the meaning of virginity, gender roles and sexuality, communication and conflict resolution, the influence of popular culture, and working families. With thorough and compelling coverage of all kinds of today's families and relationships, the book dispels myths about gender differences and gives you a realistic and comprehensive overview of the concepts and topics you'll need to succeed in your course.

LC Classification NumberHQ734.S9738 2011