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Family, The, 10/E
J. Ross Eshleman, Wayne State University

ISBN-10: 020535128X
ISBN-13: 9780205351282

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2003
Format: Cloth; 582 pp
Published: 07/09/2002

This item has been replaced by Family, The, 12/E.

This best-selling text introduces key theoretical perspectives on families, reflects the most current data and research, and uses cross-cultural comparisons to present the most comprehensive coverage of the family.

Uses a variety of theoretical frameworks (structural/functionalist, conflict, interactionist, exchange, developmental, and feminist) to describe and analyze society's contemporary families and diverse, nontraditional lifestyles.

Offers a broad, cross-cultural perspective with comparative examples from China and Sweden in every chapter.

Separate chapters look at variations among American families by race and social class.

Maintains coverage of traditional and non-traditional family patterns both in the United States and in other societies.

Each chapter opens with a “Case Example,” followed by “Questions to Consider” about the case.

“News Item” box feature incorporates family issues from today's headlines throughout the book.

Unlike in other texts, references appear on the page where they are cited, enabling the student to check out the specific source (author, journal, date) without having to search for it.

New “Life Course” organizational flow. Revised and reordered chapters in Part IV now provide a more logical flow of topics that follow the life course for better student understanding.

Updated research findings, and 2000 census data provide the most current statistics and coverage of contemporary issues.

New high-interest case examples open each chapter, providing students with a practical illustration of key chapter concepts.

SUPPLEMENT ADVANTAGE—New supplements package now includes a text-specific PowerPoint lecture outline for instructors, and Practice Test booklet for students. The Practice Test booklet includes printouts of the instructor's PowerPoint slides, with space for in-class note-taking

Each chapter concludes with “Summary,” “Key Topics and Terms,” “Discussion Questions,” and “Further Readings.”

Preface.

I. UNDERSTANDING MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY.

1. Marriage and Family: Disciplinary and Theoretical Approaches.

Disciplines Involved in Family Study.

Social Science Approach to the Family.

Nature of Research and Theoretical Frames of Reference.

Theories and Frames of Reference.

Appraisal and Expansion of Contemporary Family Theory.

2. Marriage, Family, and Kinship Organization.

Family as a Social Institution.

Families as Groups and Systems.

Characteristics of Marriage, Family, and Kinship Groups.

3. The Family and Other Systems: A Focus on Work.

Relations Between the Family and Other Systems.

Work Roles of Family Members.

II. MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY IN THE UNITED STATES.

4. U.S. Families: Characteristics, Change and Issues.

Characteristics of U.S. Families.

Today's Families: Significant Changes.

Issues in U.S. Families.

5. African American Families.

African-American Family System.

6. Hispanic American, Asian American, and Native American Families.

Hispanic American Family System.

Asian-American Family System.

Native American Family System.

7. Social Class Variations in U.S. Families.

Meaning of Social Class.

Determination of Social Class.

Consequences of Social Class to Families.

Social Categories of Families.

Single Parents and Poverty.

Social Mobility: Changing Family Life Styles.

III. PARTNER SELECTION AND INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS.

8. Patterns in the Selection of Intimate Partners.

Homogamy and Endogamy in the Selection of Partners.

Intermarriage.

Social/Structural Characteristics.

9. Explanations of Partner Selection.

Arranged Marriage versus Free Choice of Intimate Partners.

Individualistic Explanations of Partner Selection.

Sociocultural Explanations of Partner Selection.

Processes of Status Change: Single to Married.

Nonmarital Cohabitation.

10. Sexual Norms and Relationships.

Social Regulation of Sexual Relationships.

Biological versus Sociological Approaches to Sexual Behavior.

The Social Dimensions of Sexuality.

Nonmarital Sexual Behavior.

Premarital Sexual Intercourse.

Sex and Marriage.

Extramarital Sex.

IV. THE LIFE COURSE OF FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS.

11. The Marital System.

Marriage and Marriage-Like Relationships.

Marriage Trends and Characteristics.

Power in Conjugal and Intimate Relationships.

Marital Quality.

12. The Parental System.

Transition to Parenthood.

Social Consequences of Parenthood.

Young and Unwed Parenthood.

Family Size and Related Factors.

13. Parent-Child Interaction and Socialization.

Socialization of Parents and Children.

Theories of Socialization Processes.

Socialization in Adolescence and Beyond.

Gender Identity and Sex-Role Socialization.

14. The Aging Family.

Postparental Period: The Middle Years.

Grandparent Status.

Families of Later Life and People who Are Aged.

Common Problems of People who Are Aged.

Socialization in Later Life.

Retirement.

Dying and Death.

Widows and Widowers.

V. FAMILY CRISIS AND SOCIAL POLICY.

15. Family Violence.

Social Stresses on Families.

Violence in Families and Among Intimates.

16. Divorce and Remarriage.

Desertion and Marital Separation.

Annulment.

Divorce Around the World.

Divorce in the United States.

Remarriages and Stepfamilies.

17. Family Social Policy.

Meaning and Use of Family Policy.

Research on Family Policy.

Issues Surrounding Family Policy.

Future of the Family System.

Glossary.

Name Index.

Subject Index.

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