Marriages, Families, and Relationships: Making Choices in a Diverse Society

by Mary Ann Lamanna, Agnes Riedmann, Susan Stewart

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780357948552
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	10/25/2024
Series:	Mindtap Course List
Edition description:	15th ed.
Pages:	582
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

Mary Ann Lamanna is Professor Emerita of Sociology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Her research and teaching interests include family, reproduction, gender and law. Other research includes 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 Emerita 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.

Table of Contents

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.