Human Intimacy With Infotrac: Marriage, the Family and Its Meaning

by COX

• ISBN13: 9780534587796
• ISBN10: 0534587798
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-29
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

This text is traditional and interdisciplinary. It is a blend of applications, theory and research. It is pro-family and defines the family in a traditional, fairly conservative way. It takes an optimistic, positive view of families in the U.S. and looks at characteristics that lead to successful marriages and families. The book emphasizes what is common to all families, rather than dwelling on what is different. Students find the text highly readable, accessible, and engaging. Many interesting vignettes and examples are included as well as solid statistics and research.

Table of Contents

Building Successful Relationships	1	(22)
Human Intimacy, Marriage, the Family and its Meaning: The Basic Assumptions	23	(28)
American Ways of Love	51	(39)
Gender Convergence and Role Equity	90	(28)
Communication in Intimate Relationships	118	(34)
Dating, Sexual Mores, and Mate Selection	152	(36)
Marriage, Intimacy, Expectations, and the Fully Functioning Person	188	(41)
Human Sexuality	229	(33)
Family Planning, Pregnancy, and Birth	262	(54)
The Challenge of Parenthood	316	(41)
The Importance of Making Sound Economic Decisions	357	(38)
The Dual-Worker Family: The Real American Revolution	395	(30)
Family Life Stages: Middle Age to Surviving Spouse	425	(25)
Family Crises	450	(30)
The Dissolution of Marriage	480	(33)
Remarriage: A Growing Way of American Life	513	(25)
Actively Seeking Martial Growth and Fulfillment	538	(20)
Appendix A Sexual Anatomy	558	(11)
Appendix B AIDS	569