Name: Marriages, Families, and Relationships By Mary Ann Lamanna (Emeritus, University of Nebraska, Omaha)
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Marriages, Families, and Relationships: Making Choices in a Diverse Society by Mary Ann Lamanna (Emeritus, University of Nebraska, Omaha)

This best-selling text on marriages, families, and relationships combines an authoritative, yet applied approach with a theme that is especially relevant today: making choices in a diverse society. A balance of various theoretical perspectives along with many examples helps you understand how people are influenced by the society around them, how social conditions change in ways that affect family life, the interplay between families and the larger society, and the family-related choices that individuals make throughout adulthood. You'll gain insightful perspectives on the diversity of our modern society, including different ethnic traditions and family forms, and be encouraged to question assumptions and reconcile conflicting ideas and values as you make informed choices in your own life.

About Mary Ann Lamanna (Emeritus, University of Nebraska, Omaha)

Mary Ann Lamanna is Professor Emerita of Sociology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Her research and teaching interests include family, reproduction, and gender and law. Other research has concerned the sociology of literature -- specifically novels of terrorism -- and a sociological analysis of Marcel Proust's novel IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME. In addition to numerous articles in law, sociology and medical humanities journals, Dr. Lamanna is the author of EMILE DURKHEIM ON THE FAMILY (Sage, 2002) and co-author of a book on Vietnamese refugees. She received her bachelor's degree Phi Beta Kappa from Washington University (St. Louis) in political science, her master's degree in sociology (minor in psychology) from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and her doctorate in sociology from the University of Notre Dame. Agnes Riedmann is Professor of Sociology at California State University, Stanislaus. Her professional areas of interest are theory, family and the sociology of body image. Dr. Riedmann spent the 2008-09 academic year as a Fulbright Professor at the Graduate School for Social Research, affiliated with the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, where she taught courses in family, social policy and globalization. She is author of SCIENCE THAT COLONIZES: A CRITIQUE OF FERTILITY STUDIES IN AFRICA (Temple University Press, 1993). Dr. Riedmann attended Clarke College, Dubuque, received her bachelor's degree from Creighton University and earned her doctorate from the University of Nebraska. Susan D. Stewart is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at Iowa State University. Her professional areas of interest are gender, family and demography -- specifically how complex living arrangements affect the physical and emotional health of adults and children. Her research has been supported by grants from the NICHD, USDA, Joint Center for Poverty Research and the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The author of BRAVE NEW STEPFAMILIES and CO-SLEEPING IN FAMILIES, Dr. Stewart has published papers on a diverse range of topics, including child and adolescent obesity, eating habits, nutrition, fertility intentions and behavior, child support and visitation, stepchild adoption and women's financial literacy. She received her doctorate in sociology from Bowling Green State University.

1. Making Family Choices in a Changing Society. 2. Exploring Relationships and Families. 3. Gendered Identities and Families. 4. Our Sexual Selves. 5. Love and Choosing a Life Partner. 6. Nonmarital Lifestyles: Living Alone, Cohabiting, and Other Options. 7. Marriage: From Social Institution to Private Relationship. 8. Deciding About Parenthood. 9. Raising Children in a Diverse Society. 10. Work and Family. 11. Communication in Relationships, Marriages, and Families. 12. Power and Violence in Families. 13. Family Stress, Crisis, and Resilience. 14. Divorce and Relationship Dissolution. 15. Remarriages and Stepfamilies. 16. Aging and Multigenerational Families.

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9781337109666

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1337109665

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Marriages, Families, and Relationships: Making Choices in a Diverse Society by Mary Ann Lamanna (Emeritus, University of Nebraska, Omaha)

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Mary Ann Lamanna (Emeritus, University of Nebraska, Omaha)

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Cengage Learning, Inc

Year published

2017-01-01

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592

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