Families as Relationships

The field of family studies has recently seen the development of a more specialized focus on the character of particular relationships. The nature of these relationships may take many forms but typically involves individuals who view themselves as a unit with a long–term commitment to continue their relationship. Traditionally, at least in western societies, families are defined in terms of two parents living together with responsibility for rearing their children. However, these so–called nuclear families are becoming a rarer phenomenon. Single–parent families, childless couples, lesbian or gay male couples are also all represented in the broad mix of relations referred to as families. Each of the chapters in this book deals with a primary relationship issue. These include:issues of early marriagehow young relationships become enduring relationshipsparent and child relationsconflict between partnersthe interface between work and family lifemarital quality and maintenancedivorce and its impact on the familyaging and older familiesThis volume provides a useful reference for professionals whose research and/or clinical practice focuses on family relationship issues. This book is also intended for advanced students in the areas of sociology, close relationships and family sciences. Families as Relationships is one of a series of paperbacks dedicated to the study and application of processes by which individuals relate to each other in social and family settings. Each book provides an expanded and up–to–date version of a section in the original Handbook of Personal Relationships (second edition) edited by Steve Duck.

Spis treści:
About the Editors
About the Authors
Introduction
Robert M. Milardo and Steve Duck
1 Constructing Gender in Families
Katherine R. Allen and Alexis J. Walker
2 The Early Years of Marriage
Joseph Veroff, Amy Young and Heather M. Coon< br>3 Parent––Child Relations Across Adulthood
Teresa M. Cooney
4 Marital Quality
Esther S. Kluwer
5 Strategies of Couple Conflict
Renate C. A. Klein and Michael P. Johnson
6 Work and Family from a Dyadic Perspective: Variations in Inequality
Ann C. Crouter, and Heather Helms–Erikson
7 Social Networks and Marital Relationships
Robert M. Milardo and Graham Allan
8 Divorce: Societal Ill or Normative Transition?
Mark A. Fine and David H. Demo
9 Personal Relationships in Later Life Families
Victoria Hilkevitch Bedford and Rosemary Blieszner
10 Family Life as an Experiential Quilt
Steve Duck, Linda K. Acitelli and John H. Nicholson
References
Author Index
Subject Index

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The field of family studies has recently seen the development of a more specialized focus on the character of particular relationships. The nature of these relationships may take many forms but typically involves individuals who view themselves as a unit with a long–term commitment to continue their relationship. Traditionally, at least in western societies, families are defined in terms of two parents living together with responsibility for rearing their children. However, these so–called nuclear families are becoming a rarer phenomenon. Single–parent families, childless couples, lesbian or gay male couples are also all represented in the broad mix of relations referred to as families. Each of the chapters in this book deals with a primary relationship issue. These include:issues of early marriagehow young relationships become enduring relationshipsparent and child relationsconflict between partnersthe interface between work and family lifemarital quality and maintenancedivorce and its impact on the familyaging and older familiesThis volume provides a useful reference for professionals whose research and/or clinical practice focuses on fami ly relationship issues. This book is also intended for advanced students in the areas of sociology, close relationships and family sciences. Families as Relationships is one of a series of paperbacks dedicated to the study and application of processes by which individuals relate to each other in social and family settings. Each book provides an expanded and up–to–date version of a section in the original Handbook of Personal Relationships (second edition) edited by Steve Duck.