04551cam a2200613Ka 4500 ocn758366995 OCoLC 20171116095501.0 m o d cr cnu---unuuu 111024s2012 maua ob 001 0 eng d 9781444344714 (electronic bk.) 1444344714 (electronic bk.) 9781444344684 (electronic bk.) 1444344684 (electronic bk.) 9781405195010 1405195010 DEBBG BV043737910 DEBSZ 396996582 DEBSZ 449242218 DKDLA 820120-katalog:000729985 GBVCP 856575976 (OCoLC)758366995 N$T eng pn N$T YDXCP EBLCP OCLCQ DEBSZ OCLCQ OCLCF OCLCQ DG1 OCLCQ COO DEBBG OCLCQ n-us--- MAIN HQ536 .H69 2012eb FAM 041000 bisacsh 306.8750973/09051 23 Howe, Tasha R. Marriages & families in the 21st century : a bioecological approach / Tasha R. Howe. [electronic resource] Marriages and families in the 21st century Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. 1 online resource (xvii, 494, 14, 38, 10 pages) : illustrations (some color) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Preface and Acknowledgements -- 1. The changing American family -- 2. How we study the family (Theories and research methods) -- 3. Sex and gender. -- 4. Sexualities. -- 5. Dating and mate selection. -- 6. Love. -- 7. Marriages and committed partnerships. -- 8. Living single. -- 9. Reproduction and parenting. -- 10. The economy of working families: balancing mental, physical, and financial Health in the 21st century. -- 11. Families in crisis: violence, abuse, and neglect. -- 12. Divorce and remarriage. -- 13. Growing older in families. -- 14. The Evolution of families in the 21st Century. --Glossary of key terms. --References. -- Index. "Marriages and Families in the 21st Century provides an in-depth exploration of a traditional field of study using a new and engaging approach. The text covers all the important issues--including parenting, divorce, aging families, balancing work and family, family violence, and gender issues--using a bioecological framework that takes into account our status as both biological and social beings. Using this lens, which emphasizes the individual's interactions with a series of larger systemic influences--from family, peers, neighbors and teachers, to schools, media, institutions and culture--the book creates a cohesive overview of modern family life and helps students visualize the complex influences affecting all people in families. It also examines the state of modern families using a strengths-based approach, which allows students to evaluate the health and functioning of a family considering the biological and cultural milieu in which it exists, rather than on its observable structure or appearance alone. Individual chapters cover historical and cultural trends and also explore the biological, personal, and social forces that shape individuals and families. Each chapter investigates the wide diversity of human relationships and integrates discussions of ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, and gender seamlessly into the main narrative. In addition, the book explores recent research in neuroscience, medicine, and biopsychology to examine how family relationships are shaped by and also influence individuals' biological functioning"-- Provided by publisher. Print version record. Families United States. Families. Marriage United States. PSYCHOLOGY Psychotherapy Couples & Family. bisacsh FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Siblings. bisacsh Families. fast (OCoLC)fst01728849 Marriage. fast (OCoLC)fst01010443 United States. fast (OCoLC)fst01204155 Electronic books. Print version: Howe, Tasha R. Marriages & families in the 21st century. Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 9781405195010 (DLC) 2011019726 (OCoLC)712124568 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444344714 Wiley Online Library ddc BK 205320 205320