The Intimate Environment
Exploring Marriage and the Family
6th Edition
Published on 11. July 1995
Book
Hardback
528 pages
978-0-673-52406-5 (ISBN)
Description
Takes an interdisciplinary approach by integrating the latest sociological findings with historical, psychological, and anthropological material.
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Content
1.The State of the Family and the Study of the Family.
2.In Search of the Family.
3.Theoretical Perspectives on the Family.
4.Families in the Distant Past.
5.Families in Modern Society.
6.The American Family in Our Time.
7.Economics, Ethnicity, and Culture in the American Family.
8.Sex and Gender.
9.The Ultimate Human Connection: The Love Relationship.
10.Marriage: Tradition and Transformation.
11.The Bonds of Marriage.
12.Divorce and Remarriage.
13.Parenthood.
14.The Construction of Childhood.
15.The Future of the Family: Prospects and Policies.
2.In Search of the Family.
3.Theoretical Perspectives on the Family.
4.Families in the Distant Past.
5.Families in Modern Society.
6.The American Family in Our Time.
7.Economics, Ethnicity, and Culture in the American Family.
8.Sex and Gender.
9.The Ultimate Human Connection: The Love Relationship.
10.Marriage: Tradition and Transformation.
11.The Bonds of Marriage.
12.Divorce and Remarriage.
13.Parenthood.
14.The Construction of Childhood.
15.The Future of the Family: Prospects and Policies.