Marriages and Families: Intimacy, Diversity, and Strengths

Marriages and Families: Intimacy, Diversity, and Strengths

By: David Olson   John DeFrain   Linda Skogrand  

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Average Customer Rating: 2.0 out of 5

. To enhance teaching and student learning, a new AWARE (Awareness of Attitudes and Relationships Expectations) Online (2008) computerized assessment has been designed specifically for the sixth edition and contains 15 categories that match the chapters of the book. Go to the student and instructor sides of this Web site for more information on AWARE. .

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Customer Review: 2 out of 5
A very average book - I bought this book for a class at a university. It was an easy read and easy to understand, but not overly interesting. It is a typical sociology book. Most people who buy this book will be students required to purchase it for class. However, if you are the rare person considering this book as an addition to your library, I suggest rethinking your decision. I suspect that the people who find this subject matter interesting already know everything in the book. It is written on a very basic level.

If you are looking for a book to improve your marriage, look elsewhere. This book offers theoretical ways to have a successful relationship, but like too many sociology books it has little practical relevance. For example, this book teaches that a successful relationship will have optimal balances of cohesion, flexibility and communication. While that principal is probably correct the application is vague.

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