Exploring Marriages and Families, 4th edition

Karen Seccombe

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Exploring Marriages and Families helps you gain a thorough understanding of the social context in which we live and the relevance of social science to our lives. Capturing the compelling issues of our time, author Karen Seccombe places individual relationships in proper social context so that you can better understand why we make the choices we do.

The 4th Edition offers updated coverage of contemporary issues that are relevant to today’s readers, including changing attitudes toward marriage and violence in same-sex relationships. Other highlights include updated coverage of the ways in which video games and television shows teach gendered roles and information about the increase of young adults living with their parents.

ISBN-13: 9780138049454

Subject: Sociology

Category: Marriage & Family

Part 1: Families and Intimate Relationships Key Concepts

Why Study Families and Other Close Relationships?
Social Status: Sex, Gender, Race, Ethnicity and Social Class

Part 2: The Foundations of Relationships

Building Relationships
Love and Loving Relationships
Sexual Identity, Behavior and Relationships
Communication, Conflict and Power in Our Relationships
Marriage

Part 3: Parents and Their Children

Thinking about Parenthood
Raising Children
Families and the Work They Do

Part 4: Family Strengths, Challenges and Reorganization

Family Stress and Crisis: Violence among Intimates
The Process of Divorce
Family Life, Partnering and Remarriage after Divorce
Families in Middle and Later Life
Looking Ahead: Helping Families Flourish