Marriage and family perspectives and complexities - Peters, Elizabeth, 1955-; Kamp Dush, Claire M.; ebrary, Inc. (New York : Columbia University Press, 2009)
Introduction / Elizabeth Peters, Claire M. Kamp Dush -- Perspectives on marriage. Historical and cross-cultural perspectives on marriage / Arland Thornton -- Marriage and family : the evolutionary ecological context / Bobbi S. Low -- Gender lens on marriage / Paula England -- Institutional, companionate, and individualistic marriage : a social psychological perspective on marital change / Paul R. Amato -- Contemporary families. Single parenthood and child well-being : trends, theories, and evidence / Rachel Dunifon -- Cohabitation and parenthood : lessons from focus groups and in-depth interviews / Wendy D. Manning, Pamela J. Smock, Cava Bergstrom-Lynch -- Examination of child well-being in stable single-parent and married families / Claire M. Kamp Dush -- Reconsidering the association between stepfather families and adolescent well-being / Megan M. Sweeney, Hongbo Wang, Tami M. Videon -- Parenting by gay men and lesbians : beyond the current research / Gary J. Gates, Adam P. Romero -- Strengthening marriage. Supporting healthy marriage : designing a marriage education demonstration and evaluation for low-income married couples / Virginia Knox, David Fein -- Differentiating among types of domestic violence : implications for healthy marriages / Michael P. Johnson -- Future of marriage. Growing importance of marriage in America / Steven L. Nock -- Future of marriage and the state : a proposal / Tamara Metz -- Why won't African Americans get (and stay) married? Why should they? / Shirley A. Hill -- Race, immigration, and the future of marriage / Daniel T. Lichter, Warren A. Brown.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Marriage -- United States; Families -- United States; Parenting -- United States; Electronic books