Author:
Cox, Frank D.
Edition Statement:10th ed., research update.
Imprint:Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth/Cengage Learning, c2009.
Descriptionxxiv, 594 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Note:Human intimacy in the brave new world of family diversity -- Human intimacy, relationships, marriage, and the family -- American ways of love -- Gender convergence and role equity -- Communications in intimate relationships -- Dating, single life, and mate selection -- Marriage, intimacy, expectations, and the fully functioning person -- Human sexuality -- Family planning, pregnancy, and birth -- The challenge of parenthood -- Family life stages: middle age to surviving spouse -- The importance of making sound economic decisions -- The dual-worker family: the real American Revolution -- Family crises -- The dissolution of marriage -- Remarriage: a growing way of American life -- Actively seeking marital growth and fulfillment -- Sexually transmitted diseases -- Contraceptive methods.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [563]-581) and indexes.
