The truth about family life
By: Amber Barnes and Julia Watkins, principal authors ; Robert N. Golden, general editor, Fred L. Peterson, general editor ; Mark J. Kittleson, William Kane and Richelle Rennegarbe, advisers to the first edition
Contributors: Watkins, Julia; Golden, Robert N.; Peterson, Fred L.; Despres, Renée
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Facts On File
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780816076413
Subjects: Family relationships; Families; Teenagers
Notes: Originally entered under author: Renée Despres.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: How to use this book; title: Family life in America; title: A-to-Z entries; title: Adoption; title: Arguments and the family; title: Birth order and psychology; title: Communication styles and families; title: Day care; title: Death in the family; title: Divorce and families; title: Elderly family members; title: Ethnicity and expectations; title: Families, blended; title: Families, divided; title: Families, racially mixed; title: Family, the new; title: Family, the traditional; title: Family boundaries; title: Family counseling; title: Family rules; title: Family traditions; title: Financial management, marital; title: Gay parents; title: Independence; title: Marriage and family, changes in; title: Media and the family; title: Puberty and sexual development; title: Religion and the family; title: Single-parent families; title: Stepparents; title: Teenage parents; title: Teens in trouble; title: Violence and the family; title: Hotlines and help sites.