Family Life NowFamily Life Now is a candid, thoughtful examination of marriages, families, and intimate relationships that follows the Family Life Education framework. Written in a student-friendly, conversational style, the text encourages readers to draw upon their own backgrounds and experiences to understand theories and concepts vital to the family sciences. Author Kelly J. Welch incorporates scholarship from the social and behavioral sciences to cover topics that are important to students today, such as LGBTQ+ individuals and relationships, cohabitating, and financial compatibility with a partner. This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package. |
Contents
CHAPTER 2 UNDERSTANDING FAMILIES THROUGH RESEARCH AND THEORY | 37 |
CHAPTER 3 FAMILY COMMUNICATION CONFLICT AND FORGIVENESS | 69 |
CHAPTER 4 GENDER IN TODAYS SOCIETY | 109 |
DEVELOPING AND EXPERIENCING AFFECTIONATE BONDS | 149 |
CHAPTER 6 LOVE AND LOVING | 181 |
ATTRACTION DATING PARTNERING AND COHABITATION | 217 |
CHAPTER 8 SINGLEHOOD COUPLING AND MARRIAGE | 257 |
CHAPTER 9 YOU SEX AND YOUR SEXUALITY | 299 |
A BALANCING ACT | 423 |
RELATIONSHIP DETERIORATION AND DIVORCE | 463 |
FAMILY LIFE FOLLOWING COUPLE DISSOLUTION AND DIVORCE | 493 |
STRESS CRISIS AND TRANSITION | 529 |
CHAPTER 16 FAMILY LIFE AND AGING | 567 |
GLOSSARY | 601 |
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