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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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History and Scope of American Families | |
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Colonial America | |
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The Industrial Revolution | |
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The Sexual Revolution | |
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Contemporary Families | |
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Summary | |
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References | |
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Exploring the Diversity of Family Life | |
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Variations in Family Structure and Composition | |
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Multicultural Family Variations | |
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African American Families | |
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Hispanic American Families | |
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Asian American Families | |
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Native American Families | |
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Summary | |
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References | |
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Family Issues and Controversies | |
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Family Planning | |
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Factors Affecting Fertility | |
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Cross-National Variations in Fertility | |
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Delayed Parenthood | |
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Voluntary Childlessness | |
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Infertility | |
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Contemporary Parenthood | |
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Adjusting to Motherhood | |
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Adjusting to Fatherhood | |
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Child-Rearing Options and Strategies | |
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Work and Family Life | |
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Working Women, Working Lives | |
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Who's Minding the Kids? | |
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Single-Parent Families | |
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Myths and Realities of Single-Parent Families | |
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Strengths of Single-Parent Families | |
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Qualities of Successful Single Parents | |
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Families with Physical Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses | |
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Cross-Cultural Variations | |
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Challenges Posed by Disability and Chronic Illness | |
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Adjusting to Health Impairment: Coping Strategies | |
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Gay and Lesbian Families | |
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Prejudice and Discrimination against Gays and Lesbians | |
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Gay and Lesbian Relationships | |
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Family Dynamics | |
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Caring for Aging Family Members | |
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Patterns of Family Caregiving | |
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Cross-Cultural Variations in Caregiving | |
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The Costs of Caregiving | |
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Families of Divorce | |
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Divorce Legalities | |
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Divorce Law | |
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Divorce Transitions | |
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Children and Divorce | |
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Custodial Arrangements | |
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Remarried Families | |
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Abusive Family Relationships | |
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Spousal Abuse | |
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Marital Rape | |
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Child Abuse | |
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Child Sexual Abuse | |
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Therapeutic Intervention | |
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Summary | |
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References | |
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Chronology | |
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Biographical Sketches | |
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Gordon Allport (1897-1967) | |
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Urie Bronfenbrenner (1917-) | |
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Robert N. Butler (1927-) | |
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Milton H. Erickson (1901-1980) | |
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Erik H. Erikson (1902-1994) | |
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Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) | |
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Erich Fromm (1900-1980) | |
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Ellen Galinsky (1942-) | |
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Arnold L. Gesell (1880-1961) | |
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Roger Gould (1935-) | |
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Jay Haley (1931-) | |
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Harry F. Harlow (1905-1981) | |
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Robert J. Havighurst (1900-1991) | |
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Magnus Hirschfeld (1868-1935) | |
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Don Jackson (1920-1968) | |
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Alfred C. Kinsey (1894-1956) | |
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Daniel Levinson (1920-) | |
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William H. Masters (1915-) and Virginia E. Johnson (1925-) | |
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George Herbert Mead (1863-1931) | |
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Margaret Mead (1901-1978) | |
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Carl R. Rogers (1902-1987) | |
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Margaret Sanger (1883-1966) | |
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Virginia Satir (1916-1988) | |
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Benjamin Spock (1903-1998) | |
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Facts and Statistics | |
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Agencies and Organizations | |
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Print Resources | |
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Nonprint Resources | |
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Videos | |
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Web Resources | |
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Internet Search Engines | |
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Glossary | |
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Index | |
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About the Author | |