Description
Cengage Marriages Families and Relationships Making Choices in a Diverse Society 2017 Edition by Agnes Riedmann, Mary Ann Lamanna
This
best-selling text on marriages, families, and relationships combines an
authoritative, yet applied approach with a theme that is especially relevant
today: making choices in a diverse society. A balance of various theoretical
perspectives along with many examples helps you understand how people are
influenced by the society around them, how social conditions change in ways
that affect family life, the interplay between families and the larger society,
and the family-related choices that individuals make throughout adulthood.
You'll gain insightful perspectives on the diversity of our modern society,
including different ethnic traditions and family forms, and be encouraged to
question assumptions and reconcile conflicting ideas and values as you make
informed choices in your own life.
1. Making Family Choices in a Changing Society.
2. Exploring Relationships and Families.
3. Gendered Identities and Families.
4. Our Sexual Selves.
5. Love and Choosing a Life Partner.
6. Nonmarital Lifestyles: Living Alone, Cohabiting, and Other Options.
7. Marriage: From Social Institution to Private Relationship.
8. Deciding About Parenthood.
9. Raising Children in a Diverse Society.
10. Work and Family.
11. Communication in Relationships, Marriages, and Families.
12. Power and Violence in Families.
13. Family Stress, Crisis, and Resilience.
14. Divorce and Relationship Dissolution.
15. Remarriages and Stepfamilies.
16. Aging and Multigenerational Families.