Contents -- Preface to the First Edition -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Acknowledgments -- PART ONE: COMPARATIVE SOCIOLOGY -- I. Comparative Sociology: The Nature of the Discipline -- Introduction -- The Distinctiveness of Comparative Sociology -- Types of Comparative Research -- Comparative Sociology and Sociological Theory -- Summary -- Notes -- II. Methodological Issues in Comparative Research -- Introduction -- Sampling -- Measurement -- Explanation -- Conclusion -- Notes -- PART TWO: CROSS-CULTURAL FAMILY ORGANIZATION -- III. The Family: Origins and Universality -- Introduction -- Origins of the Family -- Universality of the Family -- Conclusion -- Notes -- IV. Structural Variety in Marriage -- Introduction -- Variation in Marital Structure -- Polygyny -- Polyandry -- Group Marriage -- Conclusion -- Notes -- V. Variation in Family Structure -- Introduction -- Family and Economy -- Other Correlates of Family Structure -- Conclusions -- Notes -- VI. Kinship Structure -- Kinship, Interaction, and Organization -- Antecedents and Correlates of Kinship Systems -- Kinship in Modern Societies -- Notes -- PART THREE: FAMILY INTERACTION -- VII. Premarital Relationships -- Systems of Mate Selection -- Premarital Sexuality -- Conclusions -- Notes -- VIII. The Marital Relationship -- Sex Roles in Marriage -- Sex Roles and Conjugal Power -- Marital Dissolution -- Conclusions -- Notes -- IX. Socialization -- Introduction -- Parental Values in Socialization -- Parental Values and Socialization Behaviors -- Consequences for Child Behavior -- Sex Differences in Socialization -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Author Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S.

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