Contemporary families : a sociological view - Gelles, Richard J. (Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, 1995)
1. Understanding Families -- 2. Family Studies: Theoretical and Methodological Approaches -- 3. Families Across Time and Cultures -- 4. Changing Family Organization in the United States -- 5. Variations in Family Organization in the United States -- 6. Love, Courtship, and Mate Selection -- 7. The Marital Dyad -- 8. Marital Quality: Adjustment and Satisfaction -- 9. Parents and Parenthood -- 10. Child Socialization -- 11. Work and Family -- 12. Marriage, Family and the Later Years -- 13. Divorce and Remarriage -- 14. Stress and Coping in Families -- 15. Family Violence and Abuse -- 16. Families in the Future.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Keywords: Families -- United States; Families; United States