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| Brief Table of Contents | |
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| Comprehensive Table of Contents | |
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| Brief Table of Contents | |
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| Why Study Families and Other Close Relationships? | |
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| Social Status: Sex, Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and Social Class | |
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| Building Relationships | |
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| Love and Loving Relationships | |
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| Sexual Identity, Behavior, and Relationships | |
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| Communication, Conflict, and Power in Our Relationships | |
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| Marriage | |
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| Thinking about Parenthood | |
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| Raising Children | |
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| Families and the Work They Do | |
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| Family Stress and Crisis: Violence among Intimates | |
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| The Process of Divorce | |
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| Family Life, Partnering, and Remarriage after Divorce | |
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| Families in Middle and Later Life | |
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| Looking Ahead: Helping Families Flourish | |
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| Comprehensive Table of Contents | |
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| Families and Intimate Relationships: Key Concepts | |
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| Why Study Families and Other Close Relationships? | |
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| How Do We Define Family? | |
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| The Functions of Families | |
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| Theme 1: Linking the Micro- and Macro-Level Perspectives on Families | |
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| Theme 2: Families are Always Changing | |
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| Theme 3: the Importance of Social Science Theory and Research | |
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| Bringing It Full Circle | |
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| Social Status: Sex, Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and Social Class | |
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| The Link between Private Experiences and Social Structure | |
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| Sex, Gender, and Patriarchy | |
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| Race and Ethnicity | |
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| Social Class | |
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| Poverty | |
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| The Intersections of Sex, Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and Class | |
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| Bringing It Full Circle | |
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| The Foundations of Relationships | |
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| Building Relationships | |
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| Singlehood | |
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| Friendships | |
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| Dating, Courtship, and Mate Selection | |
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| Heterosexual Cohabitation | |
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| Gay and Lesbian Intimate Relationships | |
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| Bringing It Full Circle | |
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| Love and Loving Relationships | |
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| What Is Love? | |
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| Love as Attachment | |
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| Images of Love in History | |
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| Contemporary Ideas about Love | |
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| Theoretical Perspectives on Love | |
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| How We Experience Love | |
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| The Downside to Relationships and Love | |
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| Bringing It Full Circle | |
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| Sexual Identity, Behavior, and Relationships | |
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| Overview of Historical and Cultural Influences on Sexuality | |
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| Our Sexual Selves: Biology and Culture Intertwined | |
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| Sexual Scripts | |
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| Gender and Sexual Scripts: the Double Standard | |
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| Studying Human Sexuality | |
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| Sexual Behaviors | |
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| Sexual Expression throughout Our Lives | |
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| Sexual Satisfaction in Committed Relationships | |
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| Sex as a Social Problem: Sexually Transmitted Infections | |
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| Bringing It Full Circle | |
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| Communication, Conflict, and Power in Our Relationships | |
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| The Importance of Communication | |
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| The Cultural Context of Communication: Embracing Difference | |
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| Types of Communication | |
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| Sex Differences in Communication | |
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| Communicating to Keep Your Relationships Strong: Self-Disclosure | |
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| Conflict, Communication, and Problem Solving | |
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| Power, Control, and Decision Making | |
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| Bringing It Full Circle | |
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| Marriage | |
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| Marriage: Here, There, and Everywhere | |
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| Marriage in U.S. History | |
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| What Is Happening to Marriage Today? | |
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| The Marriage Premium: Happiness, Health, and Economic Security | |
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| Does Marriage Benefit Everyone Equally? | |
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| Marital Satisfaction and Success | |
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| The Marriage Movement and Covenant Marriage | |
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| Peer Marriage | |
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| Bringing It Full Circle | |
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| Parents and their Children | |
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| Thinking about Parenthood | |
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| Population and Fertility Trends Worldwide | |
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| Fertility in the United States | |
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| The Costs and Rewards of Raising Children | |
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| Remaining Childfree | |
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| The Interconnection of Micro and Macro: Childbirth | |
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| Other Paths to Parenthood: Adoption | |
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| The Transition to Parenthood | |
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| Bringing It Full Circle | |
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| Raising Children | |
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| Parenting: It's Not the Same Everywhere | |
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| Socialization: Learning to be Human | |
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| Parenting Styles | |
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| Mothering | |
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| Fathering | |
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| How Do Children Influence their Parents? | |
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| Parenting and Family Contexts | |
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| Bringing It Full Circle | |
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| Families and the Work They Do | |
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| The Changing Dynamics of the Workplace | |
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| Life in a Recession | |
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| Family Work At Home | |
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| Juggling Work and Family Life | |
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| Diversity in Families: Why We Chose to Live in Hungary | |
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| Who's Minding the Kids? | |
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| Bringing it Full Circle | |
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| Family Strengths, Challenges, and Reorganization | |
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| Family Stress and Crisis: Violence among Intimates | |
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| The Nature of Stress and Crisis | |
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| Intimate Partner Violence | |
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| Child Abuse and Neglect | |
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| Elder Abuse | |
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| Explanations for Violence among Intimates | |
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| The Public's Response | |
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| Bringing It Full Circle | |
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| The Process of Divorce | |
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| Divorce in the United States | |
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| Why Do People Divorce? | |
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| Experiencing Divorce | |
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| Divorce and Children: Child Support | |
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| What Are the Effects of Divorce on Children? | |
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| Should Divorce Be More Difficult to Obtain? | |
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| The "Good Divorce" | |
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| Bringing It Full Circle | |
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| Family Life, Partnering, and Remarriage after Divorce | |
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| Being Single Again | |
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| RePartnering after Divorce | |
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| Remarriage | |
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| Stepfamilies | |
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| Surviving and Thriving in Stepfamilies | |
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| Bringing It Full Circle | |
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| Families in Middle and Later Life | |
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| The Demographic Revolution | |
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| Aging in Historical Perspective | |
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| Family Transitions | |
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| The Aging Couple | |
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| Widowhood | |
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| Grandparents and Their Grandchildren | |
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| Retirement | |
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| Health | |
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| Bringing It Full Circle | |
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| Looking Ahead: Helping Families Flourish | |
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| What Do Families Need to Flourish? | |
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| Family Policy | |
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| Building Resilience: General Policies and Programs to Support Families | |
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| Specific Policies and Programs for Children | |
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| Specific Policies and Programs for the Elderly | |
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| What Have We Learned? | |
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| Bringing It Full Circle | |