Handbook of Marriage and the Family

PREFACE. -Balancing Connectedness and Autonomy in Diverse Families. -II. THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOCAL ISSUES. -The Current Status of Theorizing About Families. -The Demography of Families. -Quantitative Methodology for Family Science. -Qualitative Family Research: Enduring Themes and Contemporary Variations. -Systemic and Ecological Qualities of Families. -Feminism and Families. -Stress Processes in Families and Couples. -Conceptualizing Cultural Influences on Socialization: Comparing Parent-Adolescent Relationships in the U. S. and Mexico. -II. RELATIONSHIPS, PROCESSES, AND ROLES IN FAMILIES. -Dating and Mate Selection. -Marriage Relationships in the 21
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Century. -Living Together Unmarried: What Do We Know About Cohabiting Families? --Child Relationships in Diverse Contexts. -Theory and Research Pertaining to Families with Adolescents. -Sibling Relationships. -Father s Nurturance of Children Over the Life Course. -Adulthood and Aging in Families. -Gender and Family Relationships. -Sexuality in Families: The (Re) Creation of Sexual Culture. -Family Violence. -Marital Dissolution. -Remarriage and Stepfamily Life
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III. FAMILIES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS. -

Work and Family Through Time and Space: Revisiting old Themes and Charting New Directions. -Family Economic Well-Being. -

The Division of Household Labor. -Religion and Family Research in the Twenty First Century. -IV. DIVERSITY IN FAMILY LIFE. -

Family Lives of Lesbian and Gay Adults. -African American Families: Research Progress and Potential in the Age of Obama. -

Asian American Families Adjustment to the U. S. Context: The Ecology of Strength and Stress
. - Latino Families in the United States. - V. APPLICATION OF FAMILY SOCIAL SCIENCE. -Social Policies and Families through an Ecological Lens. -Families and Communities:
A Social Organization Theory of Action andChange
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Issues and Challenges in Professional Practice
. -Family Therapy: An Emerging Field . -Teaching about Family Science as a Discipline. -
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Diverse Families: Islands of Refuge in the Midst of Troubled Waters?