336 Pages
by
Routledge
336 Pages
by
Routledge
336 Pages
by
Routledge
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Unlike other family textbooks that mostly emphasize conflicts and problems, this book also features the joys and pleasures of family living and its mutually nourishing qualities. Its perspective reflects polls, surveys, and student essays indicating that most people value their families. Families everywhere provide love, support, and sustenance to their members, but they do so in many different... Read more
PREFACE, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, Chapter 1 Setting the Scene, Chapter 2 Families in U.S. History, Chapter 3 Making Sense of Families, Chapter 4 Marriage, Cohabitation, and Same-Sex Marriage, Chapter 5 Parents and Children, Chapter 6 Living in Families, Chapter 7 Families, Kin, and Communities, Chapter 8 Economies, Migration, and Families, Chapter 9 Families and Gender, Chapter 10 Class, Race, and Families, Chapter 11 Families, Work, and Housework, Chapter 12 Divorce: A World Tradition, Chapter 13 Violence in Families, Chapter 14 Closing Reflections and Parting Comments, REFERENCES, INDEX, ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Biography
Alex Liazos
