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| Boxed Features | p. xiii |
| Preface | p. xv |
| About the Author | p. xxi |
| Marriage and the Family in Perspective | |
| The Changing Family | p. 1 |
| Studying Marriage and the Family | p. 26 |
| The Family in Historical Perspective | p. 49 |
| The Individual and the Developing Relationship | |
| Gender Roles and Socialization | p. 72 |
| Love and Loving R... MORE | p. 105 |
| Sexuality and Sexual Expression throughout Life | p. 130 |
| Individual and Marital Commitments | |
| Choosing Others: Dating and Mate Selection | p. 164 |
| Singlehood, Cohabitation, and Other Nonmarital Living Arrangements | p. 192 |
| Marriage and Communication in Intimate Relationships | p. 215 |
| Parents and Children | |
| To Be or Not to Be a Parent: More Choices, More Constraints | p. 244 |
| Raising Children: Prospects and Pitfalls | p. 275 |
| Racial and Ethnic Families: Strengths and Stresses | p. 304 |
| Conflicts and Crises | |
| Families and Work: Facing the Economic Squeeze | p. 332 |
| Family Violence and Other Crisis-Related Issues | p. 365 |
| Separation and Divorce | p. 395 |
| Changes and Transitions | |
| Remarriage and Stepfamilies: Life after Divorce | p. 425 |
| Aging and Family Life: Grandparents, the Widowed, and Caregivers | p. 449 |
| The Family in the Twenty-first Century | p. 476 |
| Appendices | |
| Sexual Anatomy | p. 490 |
| Sexual Problems, Dysfunctions, and Treatment | p. 492 |
| Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth | p. 494 |
| Birth-control and Disease-prevention Techniques | p. 498 |
| HIV/AIDS and Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases | p. 502 |
| Premarital and Nonmarital Agreements | p. 505 |
| Glossary | p. 507 |
| References | p. 512 |
| Photo Credits | p. 551 |
| Name Index | p. 552 |
| Subject Index | p. 562 |
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