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Marriages and Families: Diversity and Change (5th Edition)

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Marriages and Families: Diversity and Change (5th Edition)

By: Mary Ann A. Schwartz   BarBara Marliene Scott  

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Taking an historical, cross-cultural, and global approach, this book focuses on the link between social structure and the everyday lives of people's diverse experiences of marriages, families, and intimate relationships. It shows how contemporary families go well beyond the traditional, heterosexual, two-parent, white, middle class family and heterosexual legally-sanctioned marriage; challenges the assumption that one culture's way of doing things is the “natural” or “right” way; shows how marriage and family life have changed historically over time and from place to place; and how political and economic globalization impacts families worldwide. Features extensive boxed material accompanied by questions for personal reflection. Marriages and Families Over Time. Ways of Studying and Explaining Marriages and Families. Understanding Gender: Its Influence In Intimate Relationships. The Many Faces of Love. Dating, Coupling, and Mate Selection. Sexuality and Intimate Relationships. Nonmarital Lifestyles. The Marriage Experience. Reproduction and Parenting. Evolving Work and Family Structures. Violence and Abuse. The Process of Uncoupling: Divorce in the United States. Remarriage and Remarried Families. Families in Later Life. Marriages and Families in the Twenty-first Century: U.S. and World Trends. For anyone interested in marriage and family dynamics, including individuals, counselors, nurses, social workers, home economists, etc.

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Customer Review: 5 out of 5
good - The book came on time faster than what I expected. It was in very good condition and I recommend anyone to use this service.

Customer Review: 3 out of 5
Marriage and Families: Diversity and Change - This book provides a general educational foundation to the subject. However, it has to be noted that the contents are more descriptive than inferential in nature and readers may have to excuse the research biases and inadequacies as and when they appear.

Customer Review: 5 out of 5
excellent - The book was in perfect condition. I purchased the book as "NEW" and I still paid a cheaper price than I would have at my school's book store. I was very pleased with the sale and hope to do business with this seller again.

Customer Review: 2 out of 5
Marriages and Families: Diversity etc... - Hold your nose on this one, folks!

While there is some solid educational value to be gleaned from this work, I fear the trouble to filter the good from the bad makes this an untenable text, especially for those new to the dicipline.

Why is this work so bad? Simply reams and reams of feminist twaddle! This book is literally infested with the so-called "facts" and "scholarship" from that bankrupted, poisonous and scientifically discredited ideology called feminism.

One does have to appreciate the irony: the very people who have nearly succeeded in destroying the family - feminists - are writing a book about the family!

This book is from the wonderful and whacky world of "wymin's studies" and should be avoided like the plague! Really, there are truly scientifically sound and unbiased works out there. Do yourself a favour and find them.

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