Brave New Stepfamilies

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"Brave New Stepfamilies is an excellent treatise on today′s families....This volume is a welcome addition to the field of family studies, and I highly recommend it." —Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Columbia University "A thorough, balanced tour de force!" —Frances Goldscheider, University of Maryland Brave New Stepfamilies maps the changing landscape of American stepfamilies, taking readers on a tour through the diverse assortment of traditional and not-so-traditional stepfamily forms that have emerged in recent years. Author Susan D. Stewart presents the latest scholarly research on stepfamilies in an accessible way, weaving together predominant theoretical perspectives, findings from research and national surveys, and interviews with stepfamily members. Key Features: Investigates the social and demographic trends that have irrevocably altered stepfamily life: While most books on stepfamilies focus on divorce and remarriage, this book examines recent trends, such as couples having children and living together outside of marriage, parents sharing custody of children, gay marriage, the aging population, and increasing racial and ethnic diversity, that provide multiple pathways to stepfamily formation. Explores a wide range of living arrangements, caregiving, and intimacy scenarios: This book captures the lived experience of contemporary Americans. Extending across various household settings, this book pays special attention to multihousehold stepfamilies, stepparent adoption, stepfamilies with adult stepchildren, and African American stepfamilies. Provides practical information on the prevalence of stepfamilies in society: Counting the number of stepfamilies in society is difficult; published estimates are sometimes unreliable. This book describes the latest data sources, trends in data collection, and data limitations. In addition, useful information on the legal and practical realities of living as a stepfamily is provided. Intended Audience: This is an excellent text for a variety of advanced undergraduate and graduate courses on family, such as Divorce and Remarriage, Stepfamilies, Family Diversity, Gay and Lesbian Families, Aging and the Family, African American Families, and Family Policy, in departments of sociology, human development & family studies, psychology, African American or ethnic studies, and public policy.

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Genre : Family & Relationships
Author : Susan D. Stewart
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Release : 2006-12-20
File : 305 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781483360195


The International Handbook Of Stepfamilies

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Written by contributors from around the world, The International Handbook of Stepfamilies: Policy and Practice in Legal, Research, and Clinical Environments is a collection of research, legal, and clinical recommendations that fills a growing need for complex, re-formed families. Using the information in this book, which includes contemporary research and its implications, you will be able to consider stepfamilies in an international context. Understand the issues that clinicians face when they work with stepfamilies, both before and after formation, and gain more knowledge about this topic as the rates of family reformation increase.

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Genre : Family & Relationships
Author : Jan Pryor
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Release : 2008-08-04
File : 648 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015077666264


Salem Health

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This comprehensive five-volume set covers notable theories, people, social issues, life stages, the physiology and anatomy of the nervous system, and various mental illnesses or conditions --from publisher description.

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Genre : Psychology
Author : Nancy A. Piotrowski
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Release : 2010
File : 504 Pages
ISBN-13 : PSU:000067331017


Brave New What

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Genre : Political Science
Author : Nicholas Leonard
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Release : 2005
File : 168 Pages
ISBN-13 : PSU:000058084816


Zeitschrift F R Bev Lkerungswissenschaft

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Genre : Demography
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Release : 2008
File : 504 Pages
ISBN-13 : STANFORD:36105213174969


Journal Of Comparative Family Studies

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Genre : Families
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Release : 2006
File : 380 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015079674357


Marriage And Family

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Family life has been radically transformed over the past three decades. Half of all households are unmarried, while only a quarter of all married households have kids. A third of the nation's births are to unwed mothers, and a third of America's married men earn less than their wives. With half of all women cohabitating before they turn thirty and gay and lesbian couples settling down with increasing visibility, there couldn't be a better time for a book that tracks new conceptions of marriage and family as they are being formed. The editors of this volume explore the motivation to marry and the role of matrimony in a diverse group of men and women. They compare empirical data from several emerging family types (single, co-parent, gay and lesbian, among others) to studies of traditional nuclear families, and they consider the effect of public policy and recent economic developments on the practice of marriage and the stabilization& mdash;or destabilization& mdash;of family. Approaching this topic from a variety of perspectives, including historical, cross-cultural, gendered, demographic, socio-biological, and social-psychological viewpoints, the editors highlight the complexity of the modern American family and the growing indeterminacy of its boundaries. Refusing to adhere to any one position, the editors provide an unbiased account of contemporary marriage and family.

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Genre : Family & Relationships
Author : Elizabeth Peters
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Release : 2009-07-16
File : 458 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015084138752


Predicting Risky And Delinquent Behaviors Among Children Of Mexican Origin

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Genre : Crime and race
Author : Katie Elizabeth Luther
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Release : 2008
File : 330 Pages
ISBN-13 : UCR:31210022715492


Remarried Family Relationships

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This volume provides extensive coverage and the most up-to-date information available for students and scholars in social psychology, interpersonal communication, family studies, clinical psychology, counseling, and gender studies.

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Genre : Family & Relationships
Author : Lawrence H. Ganong
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Release : 1994-05-11
File : 208 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015032543335


The British National Bibliography

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Genre : Bibliography, National
Author : Arthur James Wells
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Release : 2007
File : 870 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015066381453