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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.

Published by Pearson (July 30th 2024) - Copyright © 2025

ISBN-13: 9780138049454

Part 1: Families and Intimate Relationships Key Concepts

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

Part 2: The Foundations of Relationships

  1. Building Relationships
  2. Love and Loving Relationships
  3. Sexual Identity, Behavior and Relationships

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