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Figures | |
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Preface | |
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The Study of the Family | |
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The Sociological Study of Marriage and the Family | |
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Cross-Cultural and Intercultural Perspectives | |
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Pairing and Singlehood | |
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Dating and Courtship | |
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Premarital Intimacy | |
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Singlehood | |
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Marriage | |
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Husband-and-Wife Relationship | |
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Human Sexuality | |
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Economics | |
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Living and Growing Together | |
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Life Cycle of the Family | |
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Childbearing | |
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Child Rearing | |
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The Middle Years | |
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Aging and Death | |
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Divorce and Remarriage | |
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Appendix: Sexually Transmitted Diseases | |
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Bibliography | |
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Author Index | |
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Subject Index | |
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Figures | |
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Kinship diagram | |
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Patrilineal kinship group | |
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Matrilineal kinship group | |
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Parallel-cousin marriage | |
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Cross-cousin marriage | |
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Parallel-cousin marriage among the patriarchs | |
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Reiss's Wheel Theory of Love | |
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The field of eligibles | |
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Stimulus-value-role theory | |
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Degrees of sexual behavior | |
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Suggested levels of intimate activities | |
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Marital spectrum | |
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Cross section of the male reproductive system | |
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External female genitalia | |
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Cross section of the female reproductive system | |
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Female menstrual cycle | |
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Phases of sexual response | |
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Financial values questionnaire | |
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Sample budget form | |
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A couple's relationship with God affects their relationship with each other | |
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The relationship between birth order, family size, and IQ | |
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Condoms | |
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The diaphragm and its application | |
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Intrauterine devices (IUDs) | |
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Vaginal spermicides and their application | |
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Tubal ligation | |
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Vasectomy | |
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Level of marital satisfaction at various stages of the family life cycle | |
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Growth in the United States of the population 65 years and over, 1900-2030 | |
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Robertson's four grandmother roles Tables | |
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The academic disciplines | |
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Percentage of married-couple households, female-householder, and male-householder by race | |
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1990 population of largest Asian-American groups | |
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The difference between infatuation and authentic love | |
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Sexual activities engaged in by high school students | |
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Percent of teenagers who have had intercourse | |
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Attitudes toward premarital sex | |
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Percentage of the population over | |
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that is single by sex, race/ethnicity, and status | |
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Shostak's types of singles | |
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Median age at first marriage | |
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State marriage laws as of 1997 | |
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Normal biological sex differences | |
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Masculine, feminine, and neutral items on the Bem sex-role inventory 8.1 Recommended budget allotments | |
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Prenatal development | |
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Parenthood contemplation questions | |
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Possible estrogen side effects from birth control pills | |
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Child development | |
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Adolescent development | |
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Marriages, divorces, and the ratio between them in the United States | |
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Crude and refined divorce rates in the United States | |
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1990 U.S. marriages by previous marital status of the bride and groom | |
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Major problems encountered by parents in reconstituted families | |