Handbook of Marriage and the Family

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Peterson, Gary W. (Editor), Bush, Kevin R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Edition: 3rd ed. 2013.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Social work.; Families.; Families > Social aspects.; Experiential research.; Social Sciences.; Family.; Psychology Research.; Social Work.

Despite waves of societal, cultural, and generational change, the family remains the bedrock unit for studying the individual and society as well as a prime focus of study in its own right. In particular, where diverse family structures were once considered rare occurrences, they are now gaining inc...