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| Seeking | |
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| Finding Happiness in Relationships in a Complex World | |
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| Popular Culture & The Media | |
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| What Is It That We Seek? | |
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| On The Web | |
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| What Do You Seek in Love & Intimacy? | |
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| Seeking Happiness through Love & Intimacy Marriage & Well-Being | |
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| Numbers That Matter: Marriage, Families, & Happiness Love, Marriage, & Happiness Love, Appreciation, & Happiness How Happy Are You in a Relationship? | |
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| Example Of Practicing Appreciation & Love: Finding Meaning & Joy amid Sorrow | |
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| Practical Action: Happiness: Is It within Your Grasp? | |
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| The Challenges of Love, Work, & Raising Children | |
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| Intimacy, Marriage, & Family | |
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| What Is the Expression of Intimacy? | |
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| The Three Dimensions of Breadth, Openness, & Depth What Is Marriage? | |
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| What Is a Family? | |
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| The Challenges to Relationships & Families Today Why Have Families at All? | |
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| Four Benefits Today s Changing Families: Economic Trends Today s Changing Families | |
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| Demographic Trends Your Personal Exploration Self-Assessment | |
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| The Relate and Ready | |
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| Understanding | |
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| Learning about Intimate Behavior | |
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| Popular Culture & The Media Advertising Doesn t Affect Me | |
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| On The Web Understanding Advertising | |
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| A Short History of Marriage American Families in the Colonial Era | |
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| Numbers That Matter: How Times Have | |
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| Changed Families in the 19th & Early 20th Centuries Families in the Modern Era | |
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| The Family in the 1960s 2000s: In Decline? | |
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| Recent History: Late 20th-Century Immigration | |
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| Learning How to Think | |
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| Keys to Being Open- Minded Uncritical Thinking & Magical Thinking | |
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| The Steps in Critical | |
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| Thinking Mindfulness: Taking Active Control | |
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| Practical Action: Tools for Reasoning | |
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| How Do You Know What s True? | |
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| Learning to Evaluate Research Results | |
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| Survey Research: Collecting Data by Questionnaire or Interview from Representative Samples | |
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| Clinical Research: In-Depth Examination of Individuals or Groups in Counseling | |
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| Observational Research: Observing People in Their Usual Surroundings | |
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| Experimental Research: Measuring Behavior under Controlled Conditions | |
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| Trying to Be Objective: How Do You Know What s True? | |
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| Theoretical Perspectives on the Family Two Types of Theories: Macro-Level versus Micro-Level Orientations | |
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| The Structural-Functional Perspective: The Family Is a Social Institution Performing Essential Functions | |
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| The Conflict Perspective: Conflict & Change, Not Harmony, Is the Normal State of the Family | |
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| The Symbolic Interaction Perspective: People s Interactions Ultimately Determine Their Behavior | |
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| The Family Systems Perspective: Family Members Are Interconnected, & Changes in One Affect Others | |
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| The Social Exchange Perspective: Individuals Seek the Most Benefits & the Least Costs in a Relationship | |
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| The Feminist Perspective: Inequality between Men & Women Results from Male Dominance | |
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| The Ecological Perspective: The Family Is Influenced by & Influences Its Environment | |
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| The Family Development Perspective: Individuals & Families Change through | |
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| Stages of Life Is Any Perspective Better | |
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| Than Any Other? | |
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| Different Folks, Different Families Self-Assessment: Gaining Self-Knowledge from the Harvard | |
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| Project Implicit Website | |
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