Marriages and families
Subtitle: relationships in social context
By: Karen Seccombe, Rebecca L. Warner.
Contributors: Warner, Rebecca L.
Publisher: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Belmont, CA
Language: eng
Subjects: Family; Marriage; Famille; Mariage
Notes: Includes passcode to InfoTrac college ed.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Why study families and other close relationships?; title: Social science research and family studies; title: The importance of gender, ethnicity, and social class; title: The meanings and practices of love; title: Sexual identity, behavior, and relationships; title: Making commitments : marriage; title: Making commitments : singlehood and cohabitation; title: The transition to parenthood; title: Relationships between parents and children; title: Working families : the intersections of paid and unpaid work; title: Family crises and stress : poverty, domestic violence, substance abuse; title: The process of divorce; title: Family life, partnering, and remarriage after divorce; title: Families in middle and later life; title: Looking ahead : helping families flourish.