Marriages & families : changes, choices, and constraints /
Benokraitis, Nijole V.(Nijole Vaicaitis)
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Education,
c2008.
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 -- Gender roles and socialization -- Love and loving relationships -- Sexuality and sexual expression throughout life -- Individual and marital commitments -- Choosing others: dating and mate selection -- Singlehood, cohabitation, and other nonmarital options -- Marriage and communication in committed relationships -- Parents and children -- To be or not to be a parent: more choices, more constraints -- Raising children: prospects and pitfalls -- Conflicts and crises -- Families and work: facing the economic squeeze -- Family violence and other crises -- Separation and divorce -- Changes and transitions -- Remarriage and stepfamilies: life after divorce -- Aging and family life: grandparents, the widowed, and caregivers -- The family in the twenty-first century -- Appendix A: Sexual anatomy -- Appendix B: Sexual problems, dysfunctions, and treatment -- Appendix C: Conception, pregnancy, and childbirth -- Appendix D: Birth control and disease prevention techniques -- Appendix E: HIV, AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases -- Appendix F: Premarital and nonmarital agreements.
Families
Marriage