Marriages and Families Making Choices in a Diverse Society

by Lamanna, Mary Ann; Riedmann, Agnes

• ISBN13: 9780534525071
• ISBN10: 0534525075
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-07-29
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

This #1 BEST SELLER for Marriage and Family is the market leader due to its interdisciplinary research, perspectives and application (including Sociology), its focus on decision making and lifespan context, and its thorough, nonbiased coverage of American family issues. Lamanna and Riedmann, scholars, writers and teachers, provide an unmatched up-to-date research base and unparalled coverage of diversity in families, including gender, and cross-cultural comparisons.

Author Biography

Mary Ann Lamanna is Professor of Sociology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She received her bachelor's degree from Washington University (St. Louis), her master's degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and her doctorate from the University of Notre Dame. Agens Riedmann is Associate Professor of Sociology at California State University, Stanislaus. She attended Clarke College, Dubuque, and received her bachelor's degree from Creighton University, her master's degree in sociology from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and her doctorate from the University of Nebraska.

Table of Contents

A New Look At Familiar Worlds

Family Commitments: Making Choices in a Changing Society

American Families in Social Context

Exploring the Family

Individuals & Relationships

Our Gendered Identities

Loving Ourselves and Others

Our Sexual Selves

Defining Your Marriage & Family

Committing to Each Other

Marriage, a Private and Public Relationship

Alternatives to Marriage: Being Single, Cohabitation, and Domestic Partnerships

Experiencing Family Commitment

To Parent or Not to Parent

Parents and Children Over the Life Course

Work and Family

Communication and Managing Conflict in Marriages & Families

Power and Violence in Marriages and Families

Family Change, Crises, and Resilience

Family Stress, Crises and Resilience

Divorce: Before and After

Remarriages and Stepfamilies

Aging Families. App A-D. App E-G

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