TY  - BOOK
AU  - Baker,Maureen
TI  - Choices and constraints in family life
SN  - 9780199005376
U1  - 306.85 23
PY  - 2014///]
CY  - Don Mills, Ontario
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Families
KW  - Textbooks
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Variations in Family Life -- 2. Theorizing and Researching Family Life -- 3. Forming Intimate Relationships -- 4. Formalizing Relationships -- 5. Child-bearing, Child-rearing, and Childhood -- 6. Household Work and Money -- 7. Separation, Divorce, and Re-partnering -- 8. Midlife, Aging, and Retirement -- 9. Constraints on Personal Choices -- --; 1; Variations in Family Life --; Learning Objectives --; Introduction --; Defining Families --; Historical Changes in Marriage and Families --; Family Policies and the State --; Gender, Class, Ethnicity, and Family Policies --; Cultural and Historical Variations in Families --; Family Structure --; Authority and Lineage --; Marriage Systems --; Multiculturalism and Cultural Clashes --; Conclusion -- --; 2; Theorizing and Researching Family Life --; Learning Objectives --; Introduction --; Social Structure Shapes Family Patterns --; Interpersonal Factors Shape Family Life --; Ideas, Global Culture, and Public Discourse Influence Family Life --; Theoretical Framework Used in This Book --; Methods of Family Research --; Conclusion -- --; 3; Forming Intimate Relationships --; Learning Objectives --; Introduction --; The Social Regulation of Sexuality and Courtship --; Dating and Sexuality in the Past --; Early Patterns of Courtship and Engagement --; Current Dating and Sexual Practices --; Dating Abuse --; Remaining Single --; Finding Partners: Advertising versus Tradition --; The Transition from Dating to Cohabitation --; Rising Rates of Cohabitation --; The Social and Policy Implications of Increased Cohabitation --; Conclusion -- --; 4; Formalizing Relationships --; Learning Objectives --; Introduction --; Negotiating the Transition from Cohabitation to Marriage --; Who Marries Whom? --; The Rise in Same-Sex Marriage --; Legal Marriage Rates --; Cultural Practices in Marriage --; Preferred Marriage Partners and the Exchange of Gifts --; Residence, Relations with Kin, and Surnames --; Western Weddings and Marriage Practices --; Marriage Quality --; Male Violence against Female Partners --; Barriers to Legal Marriage --; Conclusion -- --; 5; Child-bearing, Child-rearing, and Childhood --; Learning Objectives --; Introduction --; Parenting and Childhood in the Past --; Fertility Patterns --; Why Have Children? --; Assisted Conception and Surrogacy --; Pregnancy and Maternity Practices --; Child-rearing Practices --; Socialization and Gender Roles --; Research on Fathering --; Same-Sex Parenting --; Parenting Challenges and Children's Well-Being --; The Extension of Adolescence --; Child Welfare Issues --; State Support for Child-rearing --; Conclusion -- --; 6; Household Work and Money --; Learning Objectives --; Introduction --; Cohabitation, Marriage, and Housework --; Early Studies of Housework --; Current Studies on Housework --; Household Work, Paid Work, and Stress --; Household Money and Wealth Accumulation --; Changing Labour Markets --; Gender and Work --; Employment and Parenthood --; Dealing with Child Poverty --; Parental Leave and Child-Care Subsidies for Employed Parents --; Conclusion: The Growing Impact of Paid Work on Family Life -- --; 7; Separation, Divorce, and Re-partnering --; Learning Objectives --; Introduction --; Why Are So Many Couples Separating? --; Outcomes of Separation and Divorce --; Family and Divorce Laws --; Marriage, Gender, and Property --; Reforms in Child Custody and Residence Patterns --; Reforms in Assessment and Enforcement of Child Support --; Children, Separation, and Divorce --; Remarriage and Stepfamilies --; Conclusion -- --; 8; Midlife, Aging, and Retirement --; Learning Objectives --; Introduction --; The Changing Meaning of Aging --; Life Expectancy, the Life Cycle, and Aging --; Mid-Life: Is It a Time of Security or Crisis? --; Life Satisfaction and Marriage Stability --; Grandparenting and Widowhood --; Retirement Income and Pensions --; Becoming Frail or Disabled --; Does Aging Make People More Conservative? --; Conclusion -- --; 9; Constraints on Personal Choices --; Learning Objectives --; Introduction --; Predicting Future Family Patterns --; Will People Still Get Married? --; Will People Still Have Children? --; How Will Couples Combine Earning and Caring? --; Will Couples Stay Together? --; Will Aging Be a Problem? --; The Future of Family Studies
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