Marriages and families : diversity and change / Mary Ann Schwartz, BarBara Marliene Scott.
Author/creator |
Schwartz, Mary Ann |
Other author/creator | Scott, BarBara Marliene. |
Format | Book and Print |
Edition | 6th ed. |
Publication Info | Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall/Pearson, ©2010. |
Description | xxiii, 547 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
Subject(s) |
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Contents | Marriages and families over time -- Ways of studying and explaining marriages and families -- Understanding gender : its influence in intimate relationships -- The many faces of love -- Dating, coupling, and mate selection -- Sexuality and intimate relationships -- Living single, living with others : nonmarital lifestyles -- The marriage experience -- Reproduction and parenting -- Evolving work and family structures -- Power, abuse, and violence in intimate relationships -- The process of uncoupling : divorce in the United States -- Remarriage and remarried families -- Marriages and families in later life -- Marriages and families in the twenty-first century : U.S. and world trends. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 482-513) and indexes. |
LCCN | 2008035182 |
ISBN | 0205683142 (alk. paper) |
ISBN | 9780205683147 (alk. paper) |
ISBN | 9780205167166 |
ISBN | 0205167160 |
Available Items
Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
Joyner | General Stacks | HQ536 .S39 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |