Handbook of Marriage and the Family

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Introduction....Pages 1-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-12
Historical Analysis of the Family....Pages 13-37
Demography and Families....Pages 39-76
Cross-Cultural and U.S. Kinship....Pages 77-91
Comparative Perspectives....Pages 93-110
Ethnic Variation in the Family....Pages 111-141
The Future of Families....Pages 143-175
Front Matter....Pages 177-178
Classical Social Theory and Family Studies....Pages 179-204
Postmodernism and Family Theory....Pages 205-217
Methodological Pluralism and Qualitative Family Research....Pages 219-261
Quantitative Methodology for Studying Families....Pages 263-289
Measurement in Family Studies....Pages 291-305
Front Matter....Pages 307-308
Contemporary Family Patterns and Relationships....Pages 309-326
Socializing Children and Parents in Families....Pages 327-370
Adolescence in Contemporary Families....Pages 371-423
Family Relations in Adulthood....Pages 425-438
Gender and Family Relationships....Pages 439-474
Marital Dissolution....Pages 475-499
Front Matter....Pages 501-502
Families and Religions....Pages 503-523
Economics and the Family....Pages 525-552
Front Matter....Pages 501-502
American Families and American Law....Pages 553-570
Families and Work....Pages 571-612
Exploring Family and Health Relationships....Pages 613-631
Strengthening Families....Pages 633-663
Front Matter....Pages 665-666
Family Dynamics....Pages 667-685
Family Communication....Pages 687-704
Family Abuse and Violence....Pages 705-741
Human Sexuality....Pages 743-766
Theories and Techniques of Marital and Family Therapy....Pages 767-792
Back Matter....Pages 793-822