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100 1 _aStrong, Bryan,
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245 1 4 _aThe marriage and family experience :
_bintimate relationships in a changing society /
_cBryan Strong, Christine DeVault, Theodore F. Cohen.
250 _aEleventh edition.
264 1 _aBelmont, Calif. :
_bWadsworth/Cengage Learning,
_c[2011]
264 4 _c©2011
300 _axxv, 615 pages :
_bcolour illustrations ;
_c26 cm
336 _atext
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337 _aunmediated
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338 _avolume
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 540-589) and index.
505 0 _aMeaning of marriage and family -- Studying marriage and famiies -- Variations in American family life -- Gender and family -- Intimacy, friendship and love -- Understanding sex and sexualities -- Communication, power, and conflict -- Marriages in societal and individual perspective -- Unmarried lives: Singlehood and cohabitation -- Becoming parents and experiencing parenthood -- Marriage, work, and economics -- Intimate violence and sexual abuse -- Coming apart : separation and divorce -- New beginnings : single-parent families, remarriages, and blended families -- appendix A: Sexual structure and the sexual response cycle -- appendix B: Pregnancy, conception, and fetal development -- appendix C: The budget process.
520 _aTHE MARRIAGE & FAMILY EXPERIENCE is a realistic look at relationships today. These experienced authors will help you see and understand the underlying issues at work in marriages, families, and all kinds of relationships. Real-life cross-cultural examples and features that encourage you to look deeper at yourself make the Tenth Edition accessible and compelling this is a book you can relate to and one you will want to read! The book presents the latest information on adoptive parenting, childbearing patterns, gay and lesbian families, the meaning of virginity, gender roles and sexuality, communication and conflict resolution, the influence of popular culture, and working families. With thorough and compelling coverage of all kinds of today's families and relationships, the book dispels myths about gender differences and gives you a realistic and comprehensive overview of the concepts and topics you'll need to succeed in your course. -- Back cover.
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