Cengage Advantage Books: Choices in Relationships

An Introduction to Marriage and the Family

David Knox Jr., Caroline Schacht (Autoren)

Loseblattwerk

688 Seiten

2009 | 10th Revised edition
Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-495-80925-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Because the right choice is an informed choice, CHOICES IN RELATIONSHIPS: AN INTRODUCTION TO MARRIAGE AND FAMILY, TENTH EDITION arms you with the knowledge and confidence you need to make wise decisions for a lifetime of positive relationships. CHOICES IN RELATIONSHIPS presents the information that you need to explore the tradeoffs that choices involve, view situations in a positive light, and to understand how even not making a choice is really a choice after all. By applying the concepts in this text to your own life, the authors show you how to approach every intimate relationship with the freedom and responsibility that comes from making educated choices.

Autor

David Knox, Ph.D., is professor of sociology at East Carolina University, where he teaches courtship and marriage; marriage and the family; and sociology of human sexuality. He is a marriage and family therapist as well as the author or co-author of 12 books and over 100 professional articles. Caroline Schacht, M.A. in Sociology and M.A. in Child Development and Family Relations, is Instructor Emeritus at East Carolina University. She retired from a career teaching sociology to become a certified Romana's Pilates instructor. She is co-author of several textbooks and balances her time writing and revising, teaching Pilates in her home studio, and writing children's verses and songs for her grandchildren.

Inhalt

1. Choices in Relationships: An Introduction. 2. Love. 3. Gender. 4. Communication. 5. Singlehood, Hanging Out, Hooking Up, and Cohabitation. 6. Mate Selection. 7. Marriage Relationships. 8. Same-Sex Couples and Families. 9. Sexuality in Relationships. 10. Planning Children and Contraception. 11. Parenting. 12. Family and the Economy. 13. Violence and Abuse in Relationships. 14. Stress and Crisis in Relationships. 15. Divorce and Ending Relationships. 16. Remarriage and Beginning New Relationships. 17. Relationships in the Later Years. Epilogue: The Future of Marriage and the Family. Special Topic 1: Sexual Anatomy and Physiology. Special Topic 2: Sexual Dysfunctions. Special Topic 3: HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections. Special Topic 4: Careers in Marriage and the Family. Special Topic 5: Resources and Organizations. Appendix A: Individual Autobiography Outline. Appendix B: Family Autobiography Outline. Appendix C: Prenuptial Agreement. Appendix D: Living Will. Appendix E: Durable Power of Attorney.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.8.2009
• Verlagsort: Belmont, CA
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 189 x 246 mm
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• ISBN-10: 0-495-80925-X / 049580925X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-495-80925-8 / 9780495809258
• Zustand: Neuware