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Marriage and family perspectives and complexities / [electronic resource] : edited by H. Elizabeth Peters and Claire M. Kamp Dush. - New York : Columbia University Press, c2009. - xxix, 414 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Perspectives on marriage. Historical and cross-cultural perspectives on marriage / Marriage and family : the evolutionary ecological context / Gender lens on marriage / Institutional, companionate, and individualistic marriage : a social psychological perspective on marital change / Contemporary families. Single parenthood and child well-being : trends, theories, and evidence / Cohabitation and parenthood : lessons from focus groups and in-depth interviews / Examination of child well-being in stable single-parent and married families / Reconsidering the association between stepfather families and adolescent well-being / Parenting by gay men and lesbians : beyond the current research / Strengthening marriage. Supporting healthy marriage : designing a marriage education demonstration and evaluation for low-income married couples / Differentiating among types of domestic violence : implications for healthy marriages / Future of marriage. Growing importance of marriage in America / Future of marriage and the state : a proposal / Why won't African Americans get (and stay) married? Why should they? / Race, immigration, and the future of marriage / Elizabeth Peters, Claire M. Kamp Dush -- Arland Thornton -- Bobbi S. Low -- Paula England -- Paul R. Amato -- Rachel Dunifon -- Wendy D. Manning, Pamela J. Smock, Cava Bergstrom-Lynch -- Claire M. Kamp Dush -- Megan M. Sweeney, Hongbo Wang, Tami M. Videon -- Gary J. Gates, Adam P. Romero -- Virginia Knox, David Fein -- Michael P. Johnson -- Steven L. Nock -- Tamara Metz -- Shirley A. Hill -- Daniel T. Lichter, Warren A. Brown. Introduction /


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Marriage--United States.
Families--United States.
Parenting--United States.


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