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| Acknowledgments |
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1 | (11) |
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Family Changes, Family Continuities |
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1 | (1) |
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2 | (5) |
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Plymouth Colony. 1680s / A Kentucky Mountain Family, 1887--1946 / An Italian Family, 1910s--1930s / A Lesbian Family, 1990s / African American Families Returning South / Working-Class English Families, 1950s / Polynesian Families, 1930s |
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7 | (2) |
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9 | (1) |
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Appendix A: Data on U.S. Families |
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9 | (1) |
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Appendix B: Some Terms to Understand |
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10 | (2) |
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12 | (23) |
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Introduction and Overview |
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12 | (1) |
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Images and Fears of Family Decline |
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13 | (1) |
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14 | (3) |
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Families under Industrialism |
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17 | (3) |
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Families in the Twentieth Century |
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20 | (3) |
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Companionate Families and Marriages |
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Muncie, Indiana, 1890s, 1920s, and 1970s |
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23 | (2) |
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The 1950s, in Memory and Reality |
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25 | (4) |
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Enslaved and ``Free'' African American Families |
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29 | (4) |
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The African Heritage / African American Families after Emancipation / Northern Free Blacks, 1700--1860 / Sharecropping, the Journey North, and the 1950s |
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33 | (2) |
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35 | (15) |
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Ideals, Longings, and Realities |
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35 | (1) |
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35 | (8) |
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The Decline and Demise of Families / Families Are Well and Healthy / Anxious, Distressed, and Enduring Families |
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Power, Feminism, and Families |
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43 | (3) |
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Letty Cottin Pogrehin / Joan Walsh / Judy Aulette / Judith Stacey / Summary |
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Sociology, History, and Families |
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46 | (1) |
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Difficulties in the Study of Families |
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46 | (3) |
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``The Good Old Days'' / The Nuclear Family as ``Normal'' and Universal / Family Secrets and Facades |
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Conclusion: Beyond Power Struggles and Conflicts |
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49 | (1) |
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Marriage, Cohabitation, and Same-Sex Marriage |
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50 | (21) |
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50 | (3) |
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Why Marry? / Some Statistics on Marriage / Marriages in U.S. History |
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Good Marriages and the Benefits of Marriage |
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53 | (5) |
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Research on Marriage / Characteristics of Good Marriages / The Benefits of Marriage |
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58 | (2) |
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Debates on the State of Marriage |
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60 | (2) |
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Feminist Critiques / Marriages in Muncie, Indiana, in the 1970s / The Decline of Marriage? |
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62 | (3) |
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What Is Cohabitation? / The Normalization of Cohabitation in Europe and the United States / Why Do People Cohabit? / Cohabitation and Divorce / Cohabitation and the Law |
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Same-Sex Couples---and Marriages? |
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65 | (5) |
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The Struggle for Same-Sex Marriages / Same-Sex Unions in Other Countries / Rights and Benefits / Debates on Same-Sex Marriages |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (32) |
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The Joys of Childhood and Parenthood |
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71 | (5) |
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``Me and My Dad'' / Celebrating a Family's Good Times / Why Have Children? |
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Parents and Children in Earlier Times |
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76 | (2) |
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The Mundurucu of the Amazon in the 1950s / The Tikopia of Polynesia in the 1930s / The Mbuti of Zaire / The Montagnais of the St. Lawrence Valley |
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Our Babies, Ourselves: Some Lessons on Parenting |
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78 | (4) |
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Bonding / Sleeping / Touching / Feeding |
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Parents and Children in African American Communities |
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82 | (2) |
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All Our Kin / Call to Home |
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Historical Notes on Childhood and Parenting |
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84 | (1) |
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85 | (8) |
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Busy Parents, Fear, Computers, and the Decline of Childhood? / ``The Devaluation of the Work of Raising Children?'' / Child Care and Day Care / Class, Race, and Childhood |
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93 | (8) |
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Blaming Parents / Fatherless America? / One-Parent Families / Gay and Lesbian Parents |
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101 | (2) |
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103 | (13) |
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103 | (3) |
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Being Together and Having Fun |
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106 | (2) |
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``Women, Families, and the Work of Kinship'' |
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108 | (1) |
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109 | (4) |
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History / Caregiving Today / Call to Home and Caregiving / Crisis in and Solutions of Caregiviging / Experiences of Caregiving / The Stresses of Caregiving |
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Homeless People and Their Families |
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113 | (2) |
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115 | (1) |
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Families, Kin, and Communities |
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116 | (22) |
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Kin and Community of Sofia Stratis |
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116 | (2) |
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118 | (2) |
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Gathering--Hunting Societies / Kinship in East London in the 1950s / The Abkhasians |
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Extended Families in U.S. History |
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120 | (2) |
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Plymouth Plantation / Early Twentieth Century / Second Half of the Twentieth Century |
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Extended Families and Kin Today |
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122 | (4) |
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Extended Families / Kin Ties of Elderly People / Personal Reflections |
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Grandparents and Grandchildren |
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126 | (4) |
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Three Societies. 1930s--1960s / Grandparents in Recent U.S. History / U.S. Grandparents Today / The Importance and Benefits of Generational Ties / Raising Grandchildren |
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130 | (6) |
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Societies outside the United States / The United States through the 1800s / The United States in the Twentieth Century / Kin and Community Today: A Memory and a Wish? |
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136 | (2) |
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Economies, Migration, and Families |
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138 | (21) |
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138 | (11) |
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Poverty, the Search for Work, and Migration / Migration to the United States / Migration within the United States / Reflections about Migration / Debates on the Effects of Migration / Migrants Who Return Home |
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The Changing U.S. Economy |
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149 | (4) |
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The 1950s to mid-1970s / Economic Problems and Inequalities since the 1970s |
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Consequences for Families |
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153 | (5) |
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Families Doing Well / Trials and Predicaments / Families before Economies |
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158 | (1) |
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159 | (18) |
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159 | (1) |
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Socialization, Social Barriers, and Resistance |
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160 | (2) |
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162 | (1) |
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Families and Gender Today |
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163 | (12) |
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Men as ``Good Providers'' / Work. Income. and Gender / Toward Equality and Sharing |
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Conclusion: Sharing Our Lives |
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175 | (2) |
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Class, Race, and Families |
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177 | (18) |
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177 | (8) |
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What Are Classes? / How Classes Shape Family Life / Summary of Classes and Families |
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185 | (10) |
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Trials and Strengths of African American Families / Economic and Social Statistics / Breakdown or Strengths of African American Families? / Summary of Race and Ethuicity |
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Families, Work, and Housework |
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195 | (29) |
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195 | (1) |
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Work, Identity, and Gender |
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196 | (2) |
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Interactions between Work and Family |
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198 | (5) |
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How Work and Family Influence Each Other / Work and Types of Families / Negative Spillover. from Work / A Theory of Family and Work |
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Recent Changes and the Time Bind Debates |
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203 | (6) |
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Reversal of Home and Work? / Trends in Hours at Work / Why Do People Work Long Hours? / Chaotic Lives and Other Issues |
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209 | (6) |
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Individual Solutions / Social Policies and Political Struggles / Some Guiding Principles |
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Housework: Dust Wars and Stealing Our Lives |
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215 | (7) |
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Reflections and Scenes / History and Nature of Housework / Why Do Women Do Most Housework? Part I / Why Do Women Do Most Housework? Part II / Farming out Family Chores and Responsibilities |
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Conclusion: Sharing It All |
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222 | (2) |
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Divorce: A World Tradition |
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224 | (38) |
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225 | (8) |
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A Universal Experience / An American Tradition / Statistics on Divorce |
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Experiences, Attitudes, and Laws of Divorce |
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233 | (6) |
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Experiences / Beliefs and Culture / The Debate over No-Fault Divorce |
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239 | (2) |
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Women's Experiences / Men's Experiences / Custody of Children / Economic Issues / Gender Feuds |
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241 | (5) |
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Some Preliminary Observations / The Rise in Divorce / Other Conditions That May Contribute to Divorce / An Ethic of ``Obligation to Self''? |
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246 | (11) |
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Facing Parental Separation / Living Arrangements / Child-Support Payments / Divorced Fathers and Their Children / Does Divorce Damage Children? / What Do Children of Divorce Need? |
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257 | (3) |
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``Divorce is never good, but good can come out of it'' / New Families |
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Conclusion: The Meanings of Divorce |
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260 | (2) |
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262 | (21) |
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262 | (2) |
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Stories / What Does It all Mean? / Types of Violence |
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Violence in Intimate Relationships |
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264 | (11) |
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Cultural Perspectives / History of Violence in the United States / How Much Violence? By Whom? / Experiences of Violence, Control, and Terror / Staying and Leaving / Shelters |
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The Reasons. . . ? Because He Could |
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275 | (3) |
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Isolation, Control, and Economic Dependence / Other Explanations / Men Beat Their Wives and Partners Because They Can |
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278 | (4) |
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Progress Made / An Anthropologist's View / Jane Doe, Inc. / Autonomy and Gender Equality / Men against Violence / Legal Strategies / The Limits of Therapy / Some Practical Advice |
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282 | (1) |
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Closing Reflections and Parting Comments |
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283 | (4) |
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Recent and Ongoing Changes |
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283 | (1) |
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Same-Sex Marriages / Divorce / Working Mothers |
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284 | (1) |
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285 | (1) |
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A Toast and a Wish: More Family Time |
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286 | (1) |
| References |
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287 | (20) |
| Index |
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307 | (6) |
| About The Author |
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