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Exploring Marriages and Families, 3rd edition

  • Karen Seccombe

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For courses in Marriage and Family

An integrated approach to the historical, cultural, social, and political influences upon marriages and families
Revel™ Exploring Marriages and Families helps students gain a thorough understanding of the social context in which they live and the relevance of social science to their lives. Author Karen Seccombe captures the compelling relationship and family issues of our time via a fresh perspective — one that places individual relationships in their social context so that students can more fully understand why they make the choices they do. The 3rd Edition has been updated to reflect the latest data and scholarship and includes new content that reflects the contemporary state of marriages and families to boost relevance to students’ lives.

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Published by Pearson (July 14th 2021) - Copyright © 2018

ISBN-13: 9780137536672

Subject: Sociology

Category: Marriage & Family

Brief Contents

PART I: FAMILIES AND INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS: KEY CONCEPTS

  1. Why Study Families and Other Close Relationships?
  2. Social Status: Sex, Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and Social Class

PART II: THE FOUNDATIONS OF RELATIONSHIPS

  1. Building Relationships
  2. Love and Loving Relationships
  3. Sexual Identity, Behavior, and Relationships
  4. Communication, Conflict, and Power in Our Relationships
  5. Marriage

PART III: PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN

  1. Thinking about Parenthood
  2. Raising Children
  3. Families and the Work They Do

PART IV: FAMILY STRENGTHS, CHALLENGES, AND REORGANIZATION

  1. Family Stress and Crisis: Violence among Intimates
  2. The Process of Divorce
  3. Family Life, Partnering, and Remarriage after Divorce
  4. Families in Middle and Later Life
  5. Looking Ahead: Helping Families Flourish