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Exploring Marriages and Families, 3rd edition

Published by Pearson (July 14, 2021) © 2018

  • Karen Seccombe Portland State University
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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

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