Marriage and family : the quest for intimacy / Robert H. Lauer, Jeanette C. Lauer, Alliant International University, San Diego, authors.

By:

Lauer, Robert H [author.]

Contributor(s):

Lauer, Jeanette C [author.]

9781265225209

Other title:

Marriage and family

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

23 306.81 L36 2023

Contents:

PART ONE: THE CONTEXT OF INTIMACYCHAPTER 1: MARRIAGE AND FAMILY IN AMERICA: NEEDS, MYTHS, AND DREAMSCHAPTER 2: DIVERSITY IN FAMILIESCHAPTER 3: GENDER ROLES: FOUNDATION FOR INTIMACYCHAPTER 4: SEXUALITYPART TWO: SEEKING INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPSCHAPTER 5: GETTING INVOLVEDCHAPTER 6: FALLING IN LOVECHAPTER 7: SELECTING A LIFE PARTNERPART THREE: INTIMACY IN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFECHAPTER 8: GETTING MARRIEDCHAPTER 9: THE CHALLENGE OF COMMUNICATIONCHAPTER 10: POWER AND CONFLICT IN MARRIAGECHAPTER 11: WORK AND HOMECHAPTER 12: BECOMING A PARENTPART FOUR: CHALLENGES TO INTIMACY CHAPTER 13: FAMILY CRISESCHAPTER 14: SEPARATION AND DIVORCECHAPTER 15: REMARRIAGE AND STEPFAMILIESPART FIVE: THE LIFELONG QUEST CHAPTER 16: INTIMACY IN THE LATER YEARS Glossary Name Index Subject Index

Summary: "What do you want out of life? If you are like most Americans, you would probably include happiness in your answer. But where can you find happiness? We wrote this text because we believe your personal happiness is crucially tied up with the quality of your intimate relationships. The text not only will provide you with a basic understanding of marriage and family life but also will show you how you can apply the knowledge you gain to enrich your life. In other words, this is not only a text; it's a practical guide as well. It is conceptual and theoretical social science, but it is also applied social science. The former comes from the wealth of information and the empirical work of the hundreds of researchers we discuss. The latter is found in the "Principles for Enhancing Intimacy" sections presented in each chapter as well as in the "Personal," Comparison," and "What Do You Think?" inserts. Hopefully, by the time you complete this book, you will have a thorough understanding of marriage and family life today and an understanding of the steps you can take to enhance the quality of your own intimate relationships. We have updated this edition throughout with the latest available information. First, we have incorporated the latest available research-more than 200 new references from the professional literature. Second, we have utilized the most recent government data. The new references and government data, in addition to updating our knowledge about intimate relationships, provide increasingly more information on racial and ethnic differences in those relationships. This information, integrated throughout the chapters as appropriate, shows how Americans of various racial and ethnic backgrounds have similar as well as dissimilar experiences in their family relationships. In addition to updating every chapter's research base and statistical data, we have made a number of other enhancements to the text's coverage"-- Provided by publisher

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	College Library General Circulation Section	GC	GC 306.81 L36 2023 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	HNU005016

Revised edition of the authors' Marriage & family, [2018]

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"What do you want out of life? If you are like most Americans, you would probably include happiness in your answer. But where can you find happiness? We wrote this text because we believe your personal happiness is crucially tied up with the quality of your intimate relationships. The text not only will provide you with a basic understanding of marriage and family life but also will show you how you can apply the knowledge you gain to enrich your life. In other words, this is not only a text; it's a practical guide as well. It is conceptual and theoretical social science, but it is also applied social science. The former comes from the wealth of information and the empirical work of the hundreds of researchers we discuss. The latter is found in the "Principles for Enhancing Intimacy" sections presented in each chapter as well as in the "Personal," Comparison," and "What Do You Think?" inserts. Hopefully, by the time you complete this book, you will have a thorough understanding of marriage and family life today and an understanding of the steps you can take to enhance the quality of your own intimate relationships. We have updated this edition throughout with the latest available information. First, we have incorporated the latest available research-more than 200 new references from the professional literature. Second, we have utilized the most recent government data. The new references and government data, in addition to updating our knowledge about intimate relationships, provide increasingly more information on racial and ethnic differences in those relationships. This information, integrated throughout the chapters as appropriate, shows how Americans of various racial and ethnic backgrounds have similar as well as dissimilar experiences in their family relationships. In addition to updating every chapter's research base and statistical data, we have made a number of other enhancements to the text's coverage"--