Marriages and families
Subtitle: changes, choices, and constraints
By: Nijole V. Benokraitis.
Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: Pearson Education
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Subjects: Family -- United States; Marriage -- United States
Table of contents: title: Marriage and the family in perspective; title: The changing family; title: Studying marriage and the family; title: The family in historical perspective; title: Racial and ethnic families: strengths and stresses; title: The individual and the developing relationship; title: Gender roles and socialization; title: Love and loving relationships; title: Sexuality and sexual expression throughout life; title: Individual and marital commitments; title: Choosing others: dating and mate selection; title: Singlehood, cohabitation, and other nonmarital options; title: Marriage and communication in committed relationships; title: Parents and children; title: To be or not to be a parent: more choices, more constraints; title: Raising children: prospects and pitfalls; title: Conflicts and crises; title: Families and work: facing the economic squeeze; title: Family violence and other crises; title: Separation and divorce; title: Changes and transitions; title: Remarriage and stepfamilies: life after divorce; title: Aging and family life: grandparents, the widowed, and caregivers; title: The family in the twenty-first century; title: Appendix A: Sexual anatomy; title: Appendix B: Sexual problems, dysfunctions, and treatment; title: Appendix C: Conception, pregnancy, and childbirth; title: Appendix D: Birth control and disease prevention techniques; title: Appendix E: HIV, AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases; title: Appendix F: Premarital and nonmarital agreements.