The Family

by Eshleman, J. Ross

• ISBN13: 9780205302048
• ISBN10: 0205302041
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

The most comprehensive and readable survey text available for Sociology of Family courses. This book uses all of the basic theoretical frameworks (structural/functionalist, conflict, interactionist, exchange, developmental, and feminist) to describe and analyze contemporary families and nontraditional lifestyles. One user comments, I can depend on this book I can be assured that my students can read and comprehend any topics presented in the text. Eshleman does an excellent job of presenting a variety of information on numerous topics concerning the family in society. The text explores contemporary issues in a comprehensive manner that is beneficial to both students and educators .

Table of Contents

part I Understanding Marriage and the Family	1	(101)
Marriage and the Family: Discriplinary and Theoretical Approaches	1	(33)
Marriage, Family, and Kinship Organization	34	(32)
The Family and Other Systems: A Focus on Work	66	(36)
part II Partner Selection and Intimate Relationships	102	(124)
Patterns in the Selection of Intimate Partners	102	(28)
Explanations of Partner Selection	130	(30)
Sexual Norms and Relationships	160	(36)
The Marital System	196	(30)
part III Marriage and the Family in the United States	226	(120)
U.S. Families: Characteristics, Change, and Issues	226	(32)
African American Families	258	(24)
Hispanic American, Asian American, and Native American Families	282	(26)
Social Class Variations in U.S. Families	308	(38)
part IV The Life Course of Family Relationships	346	(108)
The Parental System	346	(38)
Parent-Child Interaction and Socialization	384	(32)
The Aging Family	416	(38)
part V Family Crisis and Social Policy	454	(1)
Family Violence	454	(32)
Divorce and Remarriage	486	(42)
Family Social Policy	528