Strong, Bryan.

The marriage and family experience : intimate relationships / Bryan Strong; Theodore F Cohen - Twelfth edition, International edition. - xxiv, 616 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 26 cm.

Previous edition: 2011.

1. The Meaning of Marriage and the Family. 2. Studying Marriages and Families. 4. Gender and Family. 3. Variations in American Family Life. 5. Intimacy, Friendship, and Love. 6. Understanding Sex and Sexualities. 7. Communication, Power, and Conflict. 8. Marriages in Societal and Individual Perspective. 9. Unmarried Lives: Singlehood and Cohabitation. 10. Becoming and Being Parents. 11. Marriage, Work, and Economics. 12. Intimate Violence and Sexual Abuse. 13. Coming Apart: Separation and Divorce. 14. New Beginnings: Single-Parent Families, Remarriages, and Blended Families.

Presents a positive, multicultural approach to today's relationships as it explores research on topics such as adoptive parenting, childbearing patterns, gay and lesbian families, the meaning of virginity, communication and conflict resolution, the influence of popular culture, the rights and benefits of marriage, and working families.

College of Arts and Sciences

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Marriage.
Families.

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