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| Preface | |
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| Needs Addressed by This Text | |
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| Content Covered | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Marital Lifestyles in the United States | |
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| Human Sexuality | |
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| The Effects of Change | |
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| Summary | |
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| Research Methods | |
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| Facts and Values | |
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| Rules and Exceptions | |
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| Validity and Generalizability | |
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| Methods of Data Collection | |
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| Research Methods Supplement | |
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| Marital Lifestyles: Single, Married, and Cohabiting | |
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| Being Single | |
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| Dating and Mate Selection | |
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| Theories of Mate Selection | |
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| Starting New Relationships | |
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| Sex and Singles | |
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| Premarital Sex: Attitudes and Behaviors | |
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| Repercussions of Changing Sexual Standards | |
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| Sex and Communication | |
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| Contraception | |
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| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | |
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| Responding to STDs | |
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| The Individual and Social Change | |
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| Marriage, Divorce, and Sex | |
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| Marriage and Overall Well-Being | |
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| Divorce As a Safety Valve | |
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| Sex and Divorce | |
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| Participation in Extramarital Sex | |
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| Open Marriage, Sexually Open Marriages, and Swinging | |
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| Marital Sex | |
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| Frequency of Intercourse | |
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| Talking to a Partner About Sex | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Sexual Morality and Sexual Hang-Ups | |
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| Sexual Morality | |
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| Institutional Perspectives | |
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| Personal Preferences in Social Context | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Homosexuality | |
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| The Nature of Homosexuality | |
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| Can Homosexuality Be "Cured"? | |
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| Public Attitudes | |
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| Prevalence of Homosexuality | |
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| Homosexuality and the Family | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Marital Relationships: Men, Women, and Children | |
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| Gender Roles | |
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| Working Wives | |
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| Egalitarian Relationships | |
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| Expectations of Parenthood | |
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| Work Versus Family: A Historical Overview | |
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| Effects of Divorce | |
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| Growing Older and Improving Relationships | |
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| Growing Older | |
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| Improving Relationships | |
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| Theoretical Perspectives in Counseling | |
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| Myths About Relationships | |
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| Successful Relationships | |
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| Sex Therapy | |
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| Looking Ahead | |
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| Marital Lifestyles: Divorce and Cohabitation Trends | |
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| Sexual Lifestyles: Continuing Concerns | |
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| Facts, Values, and Social Science Revisited | |
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| Diversity | |
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| Social Policy | |
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| Closing Comment | |
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| Sample Survey Items | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |