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Seeking: Finding Happiness in Relationships in a Complex World | |
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UnderstandiNG: Learning about Intimate Behavior | |
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Gender: The Meanings of Masculinity & Femininity | |
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Love: The Many Faces | |
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Involvement: Dating, Pairing, Courtship, & CohabitationChapter | |
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CommunicatiON: Realizing Effective Intimacy | |
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Sexuality: Interpersonal Sexuality, Sexual Values, & Behavior | |
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Marriage: The Ultimate Commitment? | |
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Variations Nonmarital Families & Households | |
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Reproduction: Decisions about Having or Not Having Children | |
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Parenting: Children, Families, & Generations | |
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Work: Economics, Jobs, & Balancing Family Demands | |
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Crises: Managing Stress, Disaster, Violence, & Abuse | |
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Uncoupling: Separation & Divorce | |
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Remarriage: Reinvented, Renewed, & Blended Families | |
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Seeking: Finding Happiness in Relationships in a Complex World | |
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Seeking Happiness through Love & Intimacy | |
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Intimacy, Marriage, & Family | |
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The Challenges to Relationships & | |
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Families Today | |
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Self-Assessment: The RELATE and READY Relationship Questionnaires | |
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Understanding: Learning about Intimate Behavior | |
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A Short History of Marriage | |
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Learning How to Think: Keys to Being Open- Minded | |
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How Do You Know What's True? Learning to Evaluate Research Results | |
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Theoretical Perspectives on the Family | |
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Self-Assessment: Gaining Self-Knowledge from the Harvard Project Implicit Website | |
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GENDER: The Meanings of Masculinity & Femininity | |
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Understanding Gender & Gender Roles | |
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Why Do Gender Roles Differ? Some Theories | |
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Gender Socialization: Who Teaches Us How to Act Male or Female? | |
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Gender Roles in Transition: Multiple Masculinities & Femininities | |
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Self-Assessment: What's Your Gender Communications Quotient? | |
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Love: The Many Faces | |
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Can We Define Love? | |
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The Origins of Love: Some Theories | |
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The Dark Face of Love: Jealousy, Unrequited Love, & Attempts to Control | |
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How Can You Tell Whether It's Meaningful Love? | |
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Self-Assessment: How Capable Are You of Being Intimate? | |
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Involvement: Dating, Pairing, Courtship, & Cohabitation | |
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The Dating Game | |
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Pairing Up: Finding & Choosing a Partner | |
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Cohabitation: Living Together as an Unmarried Couple | |
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Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | |
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Self-Assessment: How Compatible Are You & Your Prospective Partner? | |
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Communication: Realizing Effective Intimacy | |
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Power & Intimacy | |
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Conflict & Growth | |
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The Nature of Communication | |
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Self-Assessment: Accepting Your Partner | |
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Sexuality: Interpersonal Sexuality, Sexual Values, & Behavior | |
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Sexual Values, Learning, & Scripts | |
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The Varieties of Sexual Experience | |
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AIDS & Other Sexual Diseases | |
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Self-Assessment: Test Your Knowledge of Sexuality | |
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Marriage: The Ultimate Commitment? | |
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Why Do People Marry? | |
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Changes in the Family Life Cycle: Scenes from a Marriage | |
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Different Kinds of Marriage Relationships | |
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What Makes for a Successful Marriage? | |
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Variations Nonmarital Families & Households | |
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Different Family & Household Relationships | |
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The Single Way of Life | |
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The Gay & Lesbian Way of Life | |
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Communal Living, Group Marriages, & Open Marriages | |
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Self-Assessment: Homophobia Scale | |
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Reproduction: Decisions about Having or Not Having Children | |
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Having or Not Having Children: Choice or Fate? | |
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Contraception: Practical Methods of Birth Control | |
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Abortion & Abandonment | |
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Infertility, Reproductive Technology, & Adoption | |
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Self-Assessment: How Would You Deal with an Unexpected Pregnancy? | |
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Parenting: Children, Families, & Generations | |
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Parenthood: The Varieties of Experience | |
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Becoming a Parent | |
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Parenting Approaches | |
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The Aging Family: When Parents & Children Get Older | |
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Self-Assessment: Assessing Your Readiness to Become a Parent | |
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Work: Economics, Jobs, & Balancing Family Demands | |
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Work,Wealth, & Well-Being | |
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Changing Family Work Patterns | |
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Balancing Work & Family Demands: Some Practical Strategies | |
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Self-Assessment: How Well Do You Balance Work & Life? | |
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Crises: Managing Stress, Disaster, Violence, & Abuse | |
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Popular Culture & The Media Crises: A Way of Life? | |
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On The Web Dealing with the Ultimate Crisis | |
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Stresses, Hassles, & Crises: Seeking Hardiness | |
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Crises & Disasters | |
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Violence & Abuse: The Dark Side of Intimate Relationships | |
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Coping Strategies: Successful Ways of Handling Stresses & Crises | |
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Self-Assessment: Major Life Events & Stress | |
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Uncoupling: Separation & Divorce | |
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Separation, Divorce, & Trends | |
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Why People Divorce | |
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The Process of Divorce | |
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The Effects of Divorce | |
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Self-Assessment: How's Your Marital Adjustment? | |
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Remarriage: Reinvented, Renewed, & Blended Families | |
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Moving toward Remarriage | |
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Remarried & Blended Families | |
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Inside the Blended Family | |
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Strengthening Stepfamilies | |
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Self-Assessment: Rate Your Family's Strengths | |