Overview

Examines personal belief systems and societal views   Marriages and Families: Diversity and Change empowers and challenges students to examine their personal belief systems and societal views.   Within an engaging narrative and a sociological approach, the text addresses the many issues facing marriages and families today, and provides many opportunities for the student to consider and apply the material they are learning in the course to their own lives. The book guides students to make informed choices and decisions about their own marriage, family and intimate relationships. It is designed for courses on Marriage and Families or Introduction to Families.   The Census Update program incorporates 2010 Census data into a course–simply and easily. The components of the Census Update Program include an updated census edition with all charts and graphs–to reflect the results of the 2010 Census. In addition, A Short Introduction to the U.S. Census is available and an updated MyFamilyLab.   Teaching & Learning Experience Personalize Learning – MyFamilyLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals. Improve Critical Thinking – Feature questions encourage students to reflect on chapter studies and relate them to personal experience. Engage Students – Examines challenges in family dynamics and gives students the tools to apply chapter content to their own relationships. Explore Theory – Written from a sociological perspective. Support Instructors – MyFamilyLab enables instructors to assess student progress and adapt course material to meet the specific needs of the class. Note: MyFamilyLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MyFamilyLab, please visit: www.myfamilylab.com or you can purchase a ValuePack of the text + MyFamilyLab (at no additional cost). ValuePack ISBN-10: 020517244X / ValuePack ISBN-13: 9780205172443

Full Product Details

Author:   Mary Ann A. Schwartz ,  BarBara Marliene Scott
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Edition:   6th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 27.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   1.048kg
ISBN:  

9780205167166

ISBN 10:   0205167160
Pages:   576
Publication Date:   20 September 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Replaced By:   9780205845309
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

Table of Contents

BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS: Chapter 1: Marriages and Families Over TimeChapter 2: Ways of Studying and Explaining Marriages and FamiliesChapter 3: Understanding Gender: Its Influence in Intimate RelationshipsChapter 4: The Many Faces of LoveChapter 5: Dating, Coupling and Mate SelectionChapter 6: Sexuality in Intimate RelationshipsChapter 7: Living Single, Living with Others: Nonmarital LifestylesChapter 8: The Marriage ExperienceChapter 9: Reproduction and ParentingChapter 10: Evolving Work and Family StructuresChapter 11: Power, Abuse and Violence in Intimate RelationshipsChapter 12: The Process of Uncoupling: Divorce in the United StatesChapter 13: Remarriage and Remarried FamiliesChapter 14: Marriages and Families in Later LifeChapter 15: Marriages and Families in the Twenty-First Century: U.S. and World Trends

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