Marriages & families in the 21st century : a bioecological approach /

• Main Author: Howe, Tasha R.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
• Subjects: Families > United States.; Families.; Marriage > United States.; PSYCHOLOGY > Psychotherapy > Couples & Family.; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Siblings.; Marriage.; United States.; Electronic books.

"Marriages and Families in the 21st Century provides an in-depth exploration of a traditional field of study using a new and engaging approach. The text covers all the important issues--including parenting, divorce, aging families, balancing work and family, family violence, and gender issues--...

Table of Contents:

• Preface and Acknowledgements
• 1. The changing American family
• 2. How we study the family (Theories and research methods)
• 3. Sex and gender.
• 4. Sexualities.
• 5. Dating and mate selection.
• 6. Love.
• 7. Marriages and committed partnerships.
• 8. Living single.
• 9. Reproduction and parenting.
• 10. The economy of working families: balancing mental, physical, and financial Health in the 21st century.
• 11. Families in crisis: violence, abuse, and neglect.
• 12. Divorce and remarriage.
• 13. Growing older in families.
• 14. The Evolution of families in the 21st Century.
• Glossary of key terms.
• References.
• Index.