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The past five decades have witnessed a dramatic change in our understanding of the nature of the family and its role in society. In a thoroughgoing revision of the first edition of this classic text and reference, published by Plenum in 1987, the editors have assembled a distinguished roster of cont...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Sussman, Marvin B., Steinmetz, Suzanne K., Peterson, Gary W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Plenum Press, [1999]
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Families > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Life cycle, Human > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Marriage > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Families.
Life cycle, Human.
Marriage.
Electronic books.
Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • From the Contents: Introduction
  • I: Family Diversity: Past, Present, and Future
  • II: The Family: Theory and Methods
  • III: Changing Family Patterns and Roles
  • IV: The Family and Other Institutions
  • V: Changing Family Patterns and Roles
  • Index.
  • Historical analysis of the family / Sheila McIssac Cooper
  • Demography and families / Jay D. Teachman, Karen A. Polonko, and John Scanzoni
  • Cross-cultural and U.S. kinship / Bert N. Adams
  • Comparative perspectives / Gary R. Lee
  • Ethnic variation in the family: the elusive trend toward convergence / Robert Aponte (with Bruce A. Beal and Michelle E. Jiles)
  • The future of families / Barbara H. Settles
  • Classical social theory and family studies: the triumph of reactionary thought in contemporary family studies / Brian S. Vargus
  • Postmodernism and family theory / William J. Doherty
  • Methodological pluralism and qualitative family research / Jane F. Gilgun
  • Quantitative methodology for studying families / Alan C. Acock
  • Measurement in family studies / Walter R. Schumm and Karla K. Hemesath
  • Contemporary family patterns and relationships / John DeFrain and David H. Olson
  • Socializing children and parents in families / Gary W. Peterson and Della Hann.
  • Adolescence in contemporary families / Suzanne K. Steinmetz
  • Family relations in adulthood / Judith Treas and Leora Lawton
  • Gender and family relationships / Alexis J. Walker
  • Marital dissolution: divorce, separation, annulment, and widowhood / Kimberly A. Faust and Jerome N. McKibben
  • Families and religions / Patricia Wittberg
  • Economics and the family / Paul S. Carlin
  • American families and American law / David M. Rosen
  • Families and work / Linda Haas
  • Exploring family and health relationships: the role of genetics, environment, and culture / Douglas E. Crews and Hector Balcazar
  • Strengthening families: policy issues for the twenty-first century / Phyllis Moen and Kay B. Forest
  • Family dynamics: an essay on conflict and power / Jetse Sprey
  • Family communication / Gail G. Whitchurch and Fran C. Dickson
  • Family abuse and violence / JoAnn Langley Miller and Dean D. Knudsen (with Stacey Copenhaver)
  • Human sexuality / Robert T. Francoeur and Linda L. Hendrixson.