Annual Editions   The family / 
Kathleen R.Gilbert [Editor] 
 - 33rd edition 
 - Kerper Blvd Dubque,  McGraw hill Contemporary Learning series,  2007. 
 - xviii, 221 p. :  ill. ;  27 cm. 
<br/><br/>    Table of Contents<br/><br/>UNIT 1 VARIED PERSPECTIVE ON THE FAMILY <br/>1. The world historical transformation of marriage <br/>2. Children as a public good <br/>3. Families and family study in International perspective<br/><br/>UNIT 2 EXPLORING AND ESTABLISHING RELATIONSHIPS <br/>4. Gender bender, <br/>5. What makes you who you are <br/><br/>PART Emotions and relating <br/>6. This thing called love<br/>7. Great expectations <br/><br/>PART C Mate selection<br/>8 Go a head, kiss your cousin: Heck, Marry her if you want to <br/>9. Interracial Intimacy<br/>10. New technologies and feelings: romance on the internet<br/><br/>PART D. Sexuality <br/>11. Lust for the long Haul<br/>12. Reinventing sex <br/><br/>PART E Conception and pregnancy <br/>13. A new fertility factor <br/>14. The abortion wars: 30 year Roe V. wade<br/>15. Brave new babies<br/>16. Barren <br/><br/>PART F The next generation<br/>17. Who's raising baby <br/>18. And now, the hard part: that sweet little thing is about to commander your life <br/>19. Adopting a new American family <br/>20. After the Bliss <br/><br/>UNIT 3 FINDING A BALANCE: MAINTAINING RELATIONSHIPS <br/>PART A Marriage and other committed relationships<br/>21. Contextual Influence on marriage: Implications for policy and Intervention <br/>22. Marriage at first sight <br/><br/>PART B Relationships between parents and children <br/>23. Kaleidoscope of parenting cultures<br/>24. Spanking children: evidence and issues <br/>25. Stress and the super dad<br/>26. The kids are all right <br/>27. What about black fathers<br/>28. Adoption by Lesbian couples <br/>29. Are married really better for children <br/>30. The perma parent trap<br/><br/>PART C Other family relationships<br/>311 Being a sibling<br/>32. Aunties and Uncles<br/>33. Roles of American Indian grandparents in times of cultural crisis <br/>34. Aging Japanese pen messages to posterity<br/><br/>UNIT 4 CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES <br/>PART A Family violence and chaos<br/>35.Hitting home <br/>36. The myths and truths of family abduction <br/><br/>PART B  INFIDELITY <br/>37. Love but don't touch<br/><br/>PART C <br/>38. For better or worse: couple confront unemployment <br/>39. Keeping work and life in balance <br/>40. How to land on life balance <br/><br/>PART D WAR <br/>41. Home alone<br/>42. Terrorism, Trauma and children: what can we do <br/><br/>PART E DIVORCE<br/>42. Marriage and divorce American style <br/>43. Dating after divorce <br/><br/>PART F REMARRIAGE <br/>45. Managing a blended family <br/>46. Stepfamily success depends on Ingredients <br/><br/>PART G. DEATH AND GRIEF <br/>47. Death of one's partner: the anticipation and reality <br/>48. The Hispanic way of dying: three families perspectives, three cultures <br/><br/>UNIT 5 FAMILIES, NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE <br/>49. Breaking free of the family tree<br/>50. Get a closer look: 12 tips for successful family interviews.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/> 
<br/><br/>Includes Index p. 216-219. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>007351671 978007351672 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Family
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.85  / FAM