Interdisciplinary Studies

This supplemental text offers students the opportunity to do meaningful, hands-on research exercises using contemporary and historical data on families.

Using an interactive workbook format, students are introduced to a number of interesting issues and research questions, such as the fertility rates of American families, the health and welfare of children in families, or the impact of dual-worker parents on family life.

• Each chapter consists of a brief introduction to a major issue or research question related to families, followed by a research exercise.

• No advanced math skills required; all exercises can be completed with a calculator.

• Answers to the exercises are provided in the Instructor's Manual.

• Students overcome their fear of data analysis by using the statistical data provided.

• This text can be used to introduce or reinforce lectures and discussions or as a lab manual for in-class use or homework assignments.

• Perforated pages make it easy for instructors to grade and return assignments.

• Part of a series; other “Critical Thinking and Analysis” topics include Racial and Ethnic Groups, and Social Issues.

Preface.


Introduction.


 1. Is the Family Universal? International Family Comparisons.


 2. Whom Do We Marry: Marriage and the Norm of Endogamy in the United States.


 3. Be Fruitful and Multiply: American Fertility Patterns.


 4. Children in America: Child Centered or Child Forgotten.


 5. Little Boys and Girls: The Changing Nature of Gender.


 6. Divorce: The End of the Affair.


 7. Family Violence: Lost Innocence.


 8. Singlehood: I'd Rather Not, Thank You Anyway.


 9. Cohabitation: A Modern Variation of Marriage?


10. Working Women: Why Aren't They in the Kitchen?


11. Dual-Worker Families: This Is Your Life!


12. Single Parenting: I Can't Be in Three Places at the Same Time.


13. The Aged Population: The Emergence of Grandparenting.

Sociology of Family  [SUPPLEMENTAL PRODUCTS]   (Sociology)
Marriage and the Family  [SUPPLEMENTAL PRODUCTS]   (Family Studies & Human Development)
Marriage and Family  [SUPPLEMENTAL PRODUCTS]   (Sociology)

Understanding Families offers students the opportunity to perform meaningful, hands-on research exercises, using contemporary and historical data on families. Through an interactive workbook format, readers are introduced to a number of interesting issues and research questions, such as the fertility rates of American families, the health and welfare of children in families, and the impact of dual worker parents on family life.

Each chapter consists of a brief introduction to a major issue or research question, followed by a research exercise. This book can be used to introduce or reinforce lectures and discussions or as a lab manual for in-class use or homework assignments.

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