Understanding families
Subtitle: diversity, continuity, and change
By: George E. Dickinson, Michael R. Leming.
Contributors: Leming, Michael R.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Harcourt Barce College Publishers
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Fort Worth
Language: eng
Number of pages: 576
Subjects: Family -- United States; Marriage -- United States
Description: [The book] will make you aware of differences in marriages and families; alert you to diversity in the family; stress that different does not necessarily mean better or worse; and place the family in sociological, historical, and cross-cultural perspective. The book focuses, too, on current and emerging social trends and on public policy affecting American families.... [The book] was written with the assumption that many readers will have no other sociology, or perhaps social science, courses.... This book is not a "how-to" cookbook on marriage and family issues but represents an approach evolving from theoretical frameworks and empirical research. [The book] is designed primarily for undergraduate students. -Pref.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.