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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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| Families and the Sociological Imagination | |
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| Families Throughout the World: Marriage, Family, and Kinship | |
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| Families Throughout History | |
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| Sex, Gender, and Families | |
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| Social Stratification, Social Class, and Families | |
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| Race, Ethnicity, and Families | |
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| Courtship, Intimacy, and Partnering | |
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| Marriage: A Personal Relationship and Social Institution | |
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| Becoming a Parent | |
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| Raising Children | |
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| Families and the Work They Do | |
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| Aging Families | |
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| Violence and Abuse | |
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| Divorce and RePartnering | |
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| Summing It Up: Families and the Sociological Imagination | |
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| Comprehensive Table of Contents | |
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| Understanding Families and Their Social Worlds | |
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| Families and the Sociological Imagination | |
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| What Are Families? | |
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| The Sociological Imagination | |
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| Familes and Social Change | |
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| The State and Family Policy | |
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| Themes of This Book | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Families Throughout the World: Marriage, Family, and Kinship | |
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| Functions of the Family: Variations and Universals | |
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| Differences in Marriage and Family Pattern | |
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| Patterns of Power and Authority | |
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| Patterns of Kinship, Descent, and Inheritance | |
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| Patterns of Residence | |
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| Modernization Theory: Social Change and Families | |
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| World Systems Theory: Social Change and Families | |
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| Families Around the World | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Families Throughout History | |
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| Why Study Family History? | |
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| Families in Preindustrial Socities | |
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| Family Life in Preindustrial United States | |
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| American Families in the Nineteenth Century | |
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| Families in the Twentieth Centry: the Rise of the "Modern" Family | |
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| Recent Family Issues and Their Historical Roots | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Sex, Gender, and Families | |
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| Sex and Gender: What's the Difference? | |
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| Where Do We Learn Gender? | |
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| The Pitfalls of Masculinity | |
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| Institutional Sex Discrimination: Patriarchy | |
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| Does Patriarchy Exist in Western Nations? | |
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| Implications for Families | |
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| Social Policy and Family Resilience | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Social Stratification, Social Class, and Families | |
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| Social Class and Family Relationships | |
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| What Is Social Stratification? | |
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| Social Class in the United States | |
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| Family Focus, How Calss Matters: Health, Health Insurance, and Family Well-Being | |
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| Families in Poverty | |
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| Social Policy and Family Resilience | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Race, Ethnicity, and Families | |
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| Increasing Diversity in the United States | |
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| Immigration | |
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| Defining Basic Concepts | |
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| How Do Race and Ethnicity Influence Family and Close Relationships? | |
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| Hispanic and Latino Families | |
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| Black Families | |
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| Asian American Families | |
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| Native American and Alaska Native Families | |
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| Interracial and Interethnic Families | |
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| Social Policy and Family Resilience | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Negotiating Family Relationships | |
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| Courtship, Intimacy, and Partnering | |
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| Courtship and Mate Selection | |
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| Love | |
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| Sexuality | |
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| Heterosexual Cohabitation | |
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| Gay and Lesbian Commitment and Cohabitation | |
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| Social Policy and Family Resilience | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Marriage: A Personal Relationship and Social Institution | |
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| The Universality of Marriage | |
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| The Changing Nature of Marriage | |
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| Benefits of Marriage | |
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| Marital Happiness, Satisfaction, and Success | |
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| The Marriage Movement | |
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| Social Policy and Family Resilience | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Becoming a Parent | |
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| Population and Fertility Trends Worldwide | |
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| Fertility Rates in the United States | |
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| Deciding to Parent | |
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| The Social Construction of Childbirth | |
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| The Transition to Parenthood | |
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| Social Policy and Family Resilience | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Raising Children | |
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| Comparative Focus on Childhood and Parenting | |
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| Socialization | |
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| Parenting Styles and Practices | |
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| Parenting Contexts | |
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| Social Policy and Family Resilience | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Families and the Work They Do | |
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| The Changing Economy and Work | |
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| Life in a Recession | |
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| The Division of Household Labor | |
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| Juggling Work and Family Life | |
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| Child Care? Who's Minding the Children? | |
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| Social Policy and Famli Resilience | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Aging Families | |
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| Changing Demographics | |
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| Historical Perspectives | |
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| Prevailing Theories of Aging | |
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| The Economics of Aging | |
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| The Aging Couple | |
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| Relationships with Children and Grandchildren | |
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| Retirement | |
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| Health | |
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| Social Policy and Family Resilience | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Social Problems and Families | |
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| Violence and Abuse | |
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| Gender-Based Violence: An International Human Rights Issue | |
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| Intimate Partner Violence | |
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| Child Abuse | |
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| Elder Abuse | |
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| Explanations for Violence and Abuse Among Intimates | |
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| Social Policy and Family Resilience | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Divorce and RePartnering | |
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| Measuring Divorce | |
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| Cross Cultural Comparisons | |
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| Historical Trends in the United States | |
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| Factors Associated with Divorce | |
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| The Stations of the Divorce Experience | |
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| Consequences of Divorce for Children | |
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| RePartnering and Remarriage | |
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| Stepfamily Relationships | |
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| Social Policy and Family Resilience | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| What Have We Learned? | |
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| Summing It Up: Families and the Sociological Imagination | |
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| The Sociological Imagination | |
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| Using the Sociological Imagination: Themes of the Text Revisited | |
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| Future Trends: Where Are Families Heading? | |
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| Conclusion | |