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Marriage and family perspectives and complexities
Title:
Marriage and family perspectives and complexities
Author:
Peters, Elizabeth, 1955-
Publication Information:
New York : Columbia University Press, c2009.
Physical Description:
xxix, 414 p. : ill.
Contents:
Perspectives on marriage. Historical and cross-cultural perspectives on marriage / Marriage and family : the evolutionary ecological context / Gender lens on marriage / Institutional, companionate, and individualistic marriage : a social psychological perspective on marital change / Contemporary families. Single parenthood and child well-being : trends, theories, and evidence / Cohabitation and parenthood : lessons from focus groups and in-depth interviews / Examination of child well-being in stable single-parent and married families / Reconsidering the association between stepfather families and adolescent well-being / Parenting by gay men and lesbians : beyond the current research / Strengthening marriage. Supporting healthy marriage : designing a marriage education demonstration and evaluation for low-income married couples / Differentiating among types of domestic violence : implications for healthy marriages / Future of marriage. Growing importance of marriage in America / Future of marriage and the state : a proposal / Why won't African Americans get (and stay) married? Why should they? / Race, immigration, and the future of marriage
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