Handbook of Marriage and the Family

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Marvin B. Sussman, Suzanne K. Steinmetz, Gary W. Peterson
Springer Science & Business Media, 1999 M01 31 - 822 páginas
A host of scholars in sociology, communications, human development, economics, history, and psychology join Sussman (Union Institute, Cincinnati, OH), Steinmetz (Indiana U.) and Peterson (Arizona State U.) to complete this volume on marriage and the family. Articles reflect a broad range of interests, discussing such topics as demography, ethnic variation in the family, divorce, adolescence in contemporary families, work, religion, law, communication, abuse and violence, and sexuality. The book also includes a variety of articles on theories and methods of family research and marital and family therapy. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

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Perspectives on Families as We Approach the TwentyFirst
1
PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE
11
2
22
Demography and Families
39
CrossCultural and U S Kinship
77
Comparative Perspectives
93
Robert Aponte with Bruce A Beal and Michelle E Jiles
111
Barbara H Settles
143
Family Relations in Adulthood
425
16
437
17
443
205
467
Kimberly A Faust and Jerome N McKibben
475
THE FAMILY AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS
501
The Role of Genetics Environment
502
19
517

THEORY AND METHODS
177
8
184
William J Doherty
205
10
234
11
276
Measurement in Family Studies
291
CHANGING FAMILY PATTERNS AND ROLES
307
13
316
Gary W Peterson and Della Hann
327
14
362
179
363
Adolescence in Contemporary Families
371
Economics and the Family
525
American Families and American
553
21
561
Families and Work
571
Policy Issues for the TwentyFirst Century
633
CHANGING FAMILY PATTERNS AND ROLES
665
Family Communication
687
Family Abuse and Violence
705
Human Sexuality
743
Theories and Techniques of Marital and Family Therapy
767
Index
793
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