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List of Tables and Boxes; Preface and Acknowledgements; 1 : Variations in Family Life; Learning Objectives; Introduction; Defining Families; Historical Changes in Marriage and Families; Family Policies and the State; Gender, Class, Ethnicity, and Family Policies; Cultural and Historical Variations in Families; Family Structure; Authority and Lineage; Marriage Systems; Multiculturalism and Cultural Clashes; Conclusion; Questions for Critical Thought; Questions for Debate; Suggested Readings; Suggested Websites; 2 : Theorizing and Researching Family Life; Learning Objectives; Introduction; Social Structure Shapes Family Patterns; Interpersonal Factors Shape Family Life; Ideas, Global Culture, and Public Discourse Influence Family Life; Theoretical Framework Used in This Book; Methods of Family Research; Conclusion; Questions for Critical Thought; Questions for Debate; Suggested Readings; Suggested Websites; 3 : Forming Intimate Relationships; Learning Objectives; Introduction; The Social Regulation of Sexuality and Courtship; Dating and Sexuality in the Past; Early Patterns of Courtship and Engagement; Current Dating and Sexual Practices; Dating Abuse; Remaining Single; Finding Partners: Advertising versus Tradition; The Transition from Dating to Cohabitation; Rising Rates of Cohabitation; The Social and Policy Implications of Increased Cohabitation; Conclusion; Questions for Critical Thought; Questions for Debate; Suggested Readings; Suggested Websites; 4 : Formalizing Relationships; Learning Objectives; Introduction; Negotiating the Transition from Cohabitation to Marriage; Who Marries Whom?; The Rise in Same-Sex Marriage; Legal Marriage Rates; Cultural Practices in Marriage; Preferred Marriage Partners and the Exchange of Gifts; Residence, Relations with Kin, and Surnames; Western Weddings and Marriage Practices; Marriage Quality; Male Violence against Female Partners; Barriers to Legal Marriage; Conclusion; Questions for Critical Thought; Questions for Debate; Suggested Readings; Suggested Websites; 5 : Child-bearing, Child-rearing, and Childhood; Learning Objectives; Introduction; Parenting and Childhood in the Past; Fertility Patterns; Why Have Children?; Assisted Conception and Surrogacy; Pregnancy and Maternity Practices; Child-rearing Practices; Socialization and Gender Roles; Research on Fathering; Same-Sex Parenting; Parenting Challenges and Children’s Well-Being; The Extension of Adolescence; Child Welfare Issues; State Support for Child-rearing; Conclusion; Questions for Critical Thought; Questions for Debate; Suggested Readings; Suggested Websites; 6 : Household Work and Money; Learning Objectives; Introduction; Cohabitation, Marriage, and Housework; Early Studies of Housework; Current Studies on Housework; Household Work, Paid Work, and Stress; Household Money and Wealth Accumulation; Changing Labour Markets; Gender and Work; Employment and Parenthood; Dealing with Child Poverty; Parental Leave and Child-Care Subsidies for Employed Parents; Conclusion: The Growing Impact of Paid Work on Family Life; Questions for Critical Thought; Questions for Debate; Suggested Readings; Suggested Websites; 7 : Separation, Divorce, and Re-partnering; Learning Objectives; Introduction; Why Are So Many Couples Separating?; Outcomes of Separation and Divorce; Family and Divorce Laws; Marriage, Gender, and Property; Reforms in Child Custody and Residence Patterns; Reforms in Assessment and Enforcement of Child Support; Children, Separation, and Divorce; Remarriage and Stepfamilies; Conclusion; Questions for Critical Thought; Questions for Debate; Suggested Readings; Suggested Websites; 8 : Midlife, Aging, and Retirement; Learning Objectives; Introduction; The Changing Meaning of Aging; Life Expectancy, the Life Cycle, and Aging; Mid-Life: Is It a Time of Security or Crisis?; Life Satisfaction and Marriage Stability; Grandparenting and Widowhood; Retirement Income and Pensions; Becoming Frail or Disabled; Does Aging Make People More Conservative?; Conclusion; Questions for Critical Thought; Questions for Debate; Suggested Readings; Suggested Websites; 9 : Constraints on Personal Choices; Learning Objectives; Introduction; Predicting Future Family Patterns; Will People Still Get Married?; Will People Still Have Children?; How Will Couples Combine Earning and Caring?; Will Couples Stay Together?; Will Aging Be a Problem?; The Future of Family Studies; Questions for Critical Thought; Questions for Debate; Suggested Readings; Suggested Website; Glossary; References; Index

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