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Families in Context

An Introduction

9780195330250
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Marilyn Ihinger-Tallman and Teresa M. Cooneys Families in Context introduces foundational ideas and concepts about families and applies them to issues and events relevant to todays college student population. This comprehensive but concise paperback-written in clear, student-friendly language-fills the following needs not being met by existing texts:: * The text is structured consistently, featuring an overarching framework that combines family systems theory and ecological systems theory. This approach bridges both micro- and macro-perspectives on families. * Each chapter places families squarely within their respective environments-their neighborhood, community, and national context-and provides conceptual linkages between the different aspects of family life. * Diversity is integrated into each chapter. * The texts emphasis on social context allows the exploration of families in at least three ways:: (1) how individuals live out their intimate experiences within families and communities; (2) the impact of family groups on their neighborhoods and communities, and vice versa; and (3) the ways in which the larger social contexts influence families within different class levels and racial groups. * The books brevity and reasonable price allow ample time for instructors to easily supplement their courses with additional materials. Each chapter opens with a Did You Know? box, detailing ideas related to chapter content and preparing students for the chapters topics. Similarly, a box entitled Things to Think About offers questions, definitions, or comments intended to provoke students critical thinking. The text provides a hands-on approach by featuring critical-thinking activities at the end of each chapter, enabling students to apply learned concepts and principles. Finally, additional readings and a glossary of relevant theoretical concepts are provided. A comprehensive electronic Instructors Manual/Testing Program accompanies the text-as well as a dedicated Website. In addition, an Interactive Student Study Guide is available.
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OUP USA
88378
9780195330250
9780195330250

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Publication date
2004
Issue number
1
Cover
paperback
Pages count
414
Weight (g)
853
  • Chapter 1: Studying Families: Micro and Macro Perspectives; Families, Communities, Society: Interconnections; What Is a System?; Families as Small Groups; The Family as an Institution; Ecological Systems Perspective; Diversity Among Families; Family Structure; Sex and Gender Differences; Methods for Studying Families; Chapter 2: Commitment: To Self, Family, Community; The Importance of Commitment; Commitment to Self; Socialization: The Creation of Identities and the Self; Commitment to Family; The Big Picture: Commitment to Community; Chapter 3: Developing Close Relationships: Making Lifestyle Choices; Building Intimate Relationships; Social and Behavioral Processes That Bring Couples Together; Lifestyle Choices; The Big Picture: The Influence of Macrolevel Forces on the Formation of Intimate Relationships; Sex, Sexuality, and Gender Roles; Chapter 4: Maintaining Intimacy: Marriage and Enduring Unions; Marriage Patterns: Historical Trends and Racial and Social Class Differences; Transition to Marriage; Accompanying Marriage; The Internal Dynamics of Marriage; The Big Picture; Chapter 5: Moving Through the Life Cycle: Family Experiences in Early to Middle; Adulthood; The Transition to Parenthood; Parenting; Parenting Changes From Childhood Through Adolescence; Sibling Relationships in Childhood; Couple Subsystems; The Big Picture: Historical Change Affecting Young Families; Chapter 6: Moving Through the Life Cycle: Family Experiences in Middle to Late; Adulthood; Renegotiating Parent-Child Relationships in Late Adolescence and Early Adulthood; Adjusting to the Empty Nest Period; Parents and Children in Middle to Late Adulthood; Aged Parents and Adult Children; Marital Relations in Middle to Late Adulthood; Adult Sibling Relations; Grandparenting; Experiencing the Death of Family Members; The Big Picture: Societal Influences on Family Relationships Across Adulthood; Chapter 7: Balancing Work and Family; Labor Force Participation; Work-Family Spillover; Household Division of Labor; Housework in Different Types of Families; Cohabitation, Marriage, Remarriage, and Housework Contributions; The Fairness Issue; Changing Norms: What Has Changed?; Childrens Work; Effects of Unemployment on the Family; Retirement; The Big Picture: Family and Work in the Larger Society Macrosystem; Chapter 8: Family Transitions: Divorce, Single Parenting, Remarriage; Divorce; Parenting After Divorce; Children in Single-Parent Households; Remarriage and Stepparenting; Death as the Cause of Marital Dissolution; The Big Picture: Family Transitions in a Social Context; Chapter 9: Distressed Families: The Darker Side of Family Life; Partner Violence; The Demographics of Partner Violence; Marital Rape; Violence Among Same-Sex Couples; Child Maltreatment; Abuse of Siblings and Parents; Elder Abuse and Neglect; Alcoholism and Substance Addiction; Children Who Run Away; If They Are Family, Why Are They Mistreated?; The Big Picture: The Social and Cultural Context of Violence; Chapter 10: Families in a Social Context: The Big Picture; Beyond the Family Microsystem; Governmental Exosystem and Macro-Level Influences; References; Author Index; Subject Index;
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