Marriage and family [electronic resource] : perspectives and complexities / edited by H. Elizabeth Peters and Claire M. Kamp Dush.

Contributor(s): Peters, Elizabeth, 1955- | Kamp Dush, Claire M | ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Columbia University Press, c2009Description: xxix, 414 p. : illISBN: 9780231520027 (electronic bk.); 0231520026 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Marriage -- United States | Families -- United States | Parenting -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 306.850973 LOC classification: HQ734 | .M3872 2009Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Introduction / Elizabeth Peters, Claire M. Kamp Dush -- Perspectives on marriage. Historical and cross-cultural perspectives on marriage / Arland Thornton -- Marriage and family : the evolutionary ecological context / Bobbi S. Low -- Gender lens on marriage / Paula England -- Institutional, companionate, and individualistic marriage : a social psychological perspective on marital change / Paul R. Amato -- Contemporary families. Single parenthood and child well-being : trends, theories, and evidence / Rachel Dunifon -- Cohabitation and parenthood : lessons from focus groups and in-depth interviews / Wendy D. Manning, Pamela J. Smock, Cava Bergstrom-Lynch -- Examination of child well-being in stable single-parent and married families / Claire M. Kamp Dush -- Reconsidering the association between stepfather families and adolescent well-being / Megan M. Sweeney, Hongbo Wang, Tami M. Videon -- Parenting by gay men and lesbians : beyond the current research / Gary J. Gates, Adam P. Romero -- Strengthening marriage. Supporting healthy marriage : designing a marriage education demonstration and evaluation for low-income married couples / Virginia Knox, David Fein -- Differentiating among types of domestic violence : implications for healthy marriages / Michael P. Johnson -- Future of marriage. Growing importance of marriage in America / Steven L. Nock -- Future of marriage and the state : a proposal / Tamara Metz -- Why won't African Americans get (and stay) married? Why should they? / Shirley A. Hill -- Race, immigration, and the future of marriage / Daniel T. Lichter, Warren A. Brown.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Elizabeth Peters, Claire M. Kamp Dush -- Perspectives on marriage. Historical and cross-cultural perspectives on marriage / Arland Thornton -- Marriage and family : the evolutionary ecological context / Bobbi S. Low -- Gender lens on marriage / Paula England -- Institutional, companionate, and individualistic marriage : a social psychological perspective on marital change / Paul R. Amato -- Contemporary families. Single parenthood and child well-being : trends, theories, and evidence / Rachel Dunifon -- Cohabitation and parenthood : lessons from focus groups and in-depth interviews / Wendy D. Manning, Pamela J. Smock, Cava Bergstrom-Lynch -- Examination of child well-being in stable single-parent and married families / Claire M. Kamp Dush -- Reconsidering the association between stepfather families and adolescent well-being / Megan M. Sweeney, Hongbo Wang, Tami M. Videon -- Parenting by gay men and lesbians : beyond the current research / Gary J. Gates, Adam P. Romero -- Strengthening marriage. Supporting healthy marriage : designing a marriage education demonstration and evaluation for low-income married couples / Virginia Knox, David Fein -- Differentiating among types of domestic violence : implications for healthy marriages / Michael P. Johnson -- Future of marriage. Growing importance of marriage in America / Steven L. Nock -- Future of marriage and the state : a proposal / Tamara Metz -- Why won't African Americans get (and stay) married? Why should they? / Shirley A. Hill -- Race, immigration, and the future of marriage / Daniel T. Lichter, Warren A. Brown.

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