Marriages, Families, and Relationships

Making Choices in a Diverse Society

Mary Ann Lamanna, Agnes Riedmann, Susan Stewart

• Publisher: Cengage Learning EMEA
• eBook ISBN:
  9780357948682
• Year: 2024

Lamanna/Riedmann/Stewart's bestselling MARRIAGES, FAMILIES, AND RELATIONSHIPS: MAKING CHOICES IN A DIVERSE SOCIETY, 15th Edition, emphasizes making choices in an increasingly diverse society. Combining various theoretical perspectives with current and relevant examples, the text helps students better understand themselves and their family situations, making them aware of the personal decisions they will make throughout their lives, societal influences, help them appreciate the variety and diversity among families today and encourage them to recognize the importance of structural, social policy support for families. In addition, the MindTap digital learning solution supports students as they learn on their own terms.

Table of contents

• Cover
• About the Authors
• Brief Contents
• Contents
• Boxes
• Preface
• Chapter 1: Making Family Choices in a Changing Society
• Chapter 2: Exploring Relationships and Families
• Chapter 3: Gender Identities and Families
• Chapter 4: Our Sexual Selves
• Chapter 5: Love and Choosing a Life Partner
• Chapter 6: Nonmarital Lifestyles: Living Alone, Cohabiting, and Other Options
• Chapter 7: Marriage: From Social Institution to Private Relationship
• Chapter 8: Deciding about Parenthood
• Chapter 9: Raising Children in a Diverse Society
• Chapter 10: Work and Family
• Chapter 11: Communication in Relationships, Marriages, and Families
• Chapter 12: Power and Violence in Families
• Chapter 13: Family Stress, Crisis, and Resilience
• Chapter 14: Divorce and Relationship Dissolution
• Chapter 15: Remarriages and Stepfamilies
• Chapter 16: Aging and Multigenerational Families
• Glossary
• References
• Name Index
• Subject Index