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Tables of Contents for Marriages and Families
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
xxi
PART I A New Look at Familiar Worlds
Family Commitments: Making Choices in a Changing Society
3
24
American Families in Social Context
27
30
Exploring the Family
57
28
PART II Becoming Partners
Our Gendered Identities
85
34
Loving Ourselves and Others
119
24
Our Sexual Selves
143
38
PART III Defining Your Marriage and Family
Being Single: Living Alone, Cohabiting, and Other Options
181
36
Committing to Each Other
217
40
Marriage, a Private and Public Relationship
257
34
Communication and Managing Conflict in Marriages and Families
291
30
Power and Violence in Marriages and Families
321
46
PART IV Experiencing Family Commitment
To Parent or Not to Parent
367
46
Parents and Children Over the Life Course
413
40
Work and Family
453
52
PART V Family Change, Crises, and Resilience
Divorce: Before and After
505
52
Remarriages and Stepfamilies
557
32
Aging Families
589
34
Family Stress, Crises, and Resilience
623