This is a survey text for sociology of family courses. The author uses all basic theoretical frameworks, structural, functional, interactionist, developmental, life course, exchange, feminist, sociobiological and conflict, to describe and analyze contemporary families and non-traditional lifestyles. This edition is both descriptive and analytical. It is cross-cultural and provides an objective description of the family system.

The first book to focus on clinical work with lesbians and gays in family relationships This groundbreaking resource provides you with a wealth of fascinating research and case examples, as well as recommAndations and suggestions for working with gay couples and families. Joan Laird and Robert-Jay Green have gathered a distinguished panel of practitioners to create this comprehensive collection. The contributors address the experiences of lesbians and gay men as couples and as parents?and examine...

* How do the social effects of ageing over the life course interact with gender, giving rise to changed gender roles and relationships? * How do women’s and men’s sense of their identity change with increasing age? Connecting Gender and Ageing challenges the assumption that gender can be treated as static over the life course, highlighting the differential social effects of ageing on women’s and men’s roles, relationships and identity. The early chapters address the question...

This text examines the views both of younger people who become disabled after marriage and of their partners who become involved in helping and supporting them. It explores the giving and receiving of personal care in marriage, and the role of informal networks, services and income in supporting these couples and their children. It shows how, in the absence of help and support from elsewhere, couples are left in an extremely precarious position - practically, financially, emotionally, and socially....

Child Development topical organization helps students understand current theoretical perspectives and research findings. The conversational writing style and new four-color design and illustrations engage students and enhance their comprehension of material. The second edition has been thoroughly updated and contains many new features.

This expanded reader contains articles, essays, excerpts from books, journals, magazines, and newspapers on the topic of marriage and family. They have all been carefully selected for their diverse and stimulating content. To encourage discussion and introspection, critical thinking questions are included for each reading.

This book should be of interest to students and lecturers in women’s studies, feminist theory.

A study which presents the contributions, strengths and weaknesses of many different theories of adolescence, rather than attempting to teach from just one perspective, in order to provide an understanding of what it means to be an adolescent in today’s society.