Handbook of marriage and the family [electronic resource] / Gary W. Peterson, Kevin R. Bush, editors.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents note continued: 12.Living Together Unmarried: What Do We Know About Cohabiting Families? / Pamela J. Smock -- 13.Parent-Child Relationships in Diverse Contexts / Gary W. Peterson -- 14.Theory and Research Pertaining to Families with Adolescents / Stephen Gavazzi -- 15.Sibling Relationships / Shawn D. Whiteman -- 16.Fathers' Nurturance of Children over the Life Course / Kevin Roy -- 17.Adulthood and Aging in Families / Emiko Takagi -- 18.Gender and Family Relations / Cady Berkel -- 19.Sexuality in Families: The (Re-) Creation of Sexual Culture / Stephen T. Russell -- 20.Family Violence / Sally A. Lloyd -- 21.Marital Dissolution / Michael E. Lamb -- 22.Remarriage and Stepfamily Life / B. Kay Pasley -- pt. III Families and Other Institutions -- 23.Work and Family Through Time and Space: Revisiting Old Themes and Charting New Directions / Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth -- 24.Family Economic Well-Being / Jing Jian Xiao -- 25.The Division of Household Labor / Sampson Lee Blair.

Contents note continued: 26.Religion and Family Research in the Twenty-First Century / Marie Cornwall -- pt. IV Diversity in Family Life -- 27.Family Lives of Lesbian and Gay Adults / Charlotte J. Patterson -- 28.African American Families: Research Progress and Potential in the Age of Obama / Mia A. Smith-Bynum -- 29.The Adjustment of Asian American Families to the U.S. Context: The Ecology of Strengths and Stress / Xiaolin Xie -- 30.Latino Families in the United States / Kimberly A. Updegraff -- pt. V Application of Family Social Science -- 31.Social Policies and Families Through an Ecological Lens / Alfred L. Joseph -- 32.Families and Communities: A Social Organization Theory of Action and Change / Gary L. Bowen -- 33.Family Life Education: Issues and Challenges in Professional Practice / Stephan M. Wilson -- 34.Family Therapy: An "Emerging Field" / Natasha Slesnick -- 35.Teaching About Family Science as a Discipline / Deborah B. Gentry -- pt. VI Afterword.

Contents note continued: 36.Diverse Families: Islands of Refuge in the Midst of Troubled Waters? / Kevin R. Bush.

Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction: Balancing Connectedness and Autonomy in Diverse Families / Kevin R. Bush -- pt. I Theoretical and Methodolocal Issues -- 2.The Current Status of Theorizing About Families / James M. White -- 3.The Demography of Families / Gina Kim -- 4.Quantitative Methodology for Family Science / Isaac Washburn -- 5.Qualitative Family Research: Enduring Themes and Contemporary Variations / Jane F. Gilgun -- 6.Systemic and Ecological Qualities of Families / Iva Kosutic -- 7.Feminism and Families / Brandy Renee McCann -- 8.Stress Processes in Families and Couples / Yoav Lavee -- 9.Conceptualizing Cultural Influences on Socialization: Comparing Parent-Adolescent Relationships in the United States and Mexico / Kevin R. Bush -- pt. II Relationships, Processes, and Roles in Families -- 10.Dating and Mate Selection / Jill M. Boelter -- 11.Marital Relationships in the Twenty-First Century / Heather M. Helms.