{"product_id":"families-as-relationships-isbn-9780471491521","title":"Families as Relationships","description":"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:\u003cbr\u003e * issues of early marriage\u003cbr\u003e * how young relationships become enduring relationships\u003cbr\u003e * parent and child relations\u003cbr\u003e * conflict between partners\u003cbr\u003e * the interface between work and family life\u003cbr\u003e * marital quality and maintenance\u003cbr\u003e * divorce and its impact on the family\u003cbr\u003e * aging and older families\u003cbr\u003e This 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.  About the Editors\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e About the Authors\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Robert M. Milardo and Steve Duck\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1 Constructing Gender in Families\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Katherine R. Allen and Alexis J. Walker\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 2 The Early Years of Marriage\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Joseph Veroff, Amy Young and Heather M. Coon\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3 Parent--Child Relations Across Adulthood\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Teresa M. Cooney\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 4 Marital Quality\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Esther S. Kluwer\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 5 Strategies of Couple Conflict\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Renate C. A. Klein and Michael P. Johnson\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 6 Work and Family from a Dyadic Perspective: Variations in Inequality\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ann C. Crouter, and Heather Helms-Erikson\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 7 Social Networks and Marital Relationships\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Robert M. Milardo and Graham Allan\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 8 Divorce: Societal Ill or Normative Transition?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mark A. Fine and David H. Demo\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 9 Personal Relationships in Later Life Families\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Victoria Hilkevitch Bedford and Rosemary Blieszner\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 10 Family Life as an Experiential Quilt\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Steve Duck, Linda K. Acitelli and John H. Nicholson\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Author Index\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Subject Index  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr Robert Milardo\u003c\/strong\u003e, Human Developmental and Family Studies, University of Maine, Orono \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProfessor Steve Duck\u003c\/strong\u003e, Department of Communication Studies, University of Iowa\u003cbr\u003eThe founding Editor of the \u003cem\u003eJournal of Social and Personal Relationships\u003c\/em\u003e, and a founder of the International Conferences in Personal Relationships. He was the editor of the \u003cem of personal relationships\u003e, which is now in its second edition with Wiley.   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: \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eissues of early marriage\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehow young relationships become enduring relationships\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eparent and child relations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003econflict between partners\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe interface between work and family life\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emarital quality and maintenance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edivorce and its impact on the family\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eaging and older families\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e This 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.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989195636965,"sku":"NP9780471491521","price":71.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471491521.jpg?v=1761783170","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/families-as-relationships-isbn-9780471491521","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}