Hu, Julie Xuemei <br/><br/>
Marriage and the family :  mirror of a diverse global society / 
Julie Xuemei Hu & Shondrah Tarrezz Nash. 
 - xii, 766 pages, 23 cm 
<br/><br/> GBP 59.99<br/>S02/130 
<br/><br/>Introduction to marriage and the family -- Meanings of marriage and the family -- Studying marriage and the family -- Family diversity -- Racial and ethnic families -- Gender and socialization -- Development and maintenance of relationships -- Sexuality and sexual relationships throughout life -- Love -- Courtship, dating, and mate selection -- Marriage and marital relationships -- Preparing for children and child adoption -- Challenges to marriage and the family -- Parenting -- Balancing paid work, family work, and school work -- Family crises, intimate partner violence, and alcohol and drug abuse -- Communication, power, and conflict resolution -- Dynamics in family living arrangments -- Breaking up, marital separation, and divorce -- Remarriage and trends in living arrangements. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781138185760 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Families--Cross-cultural studies.<br/>Marriage--Cross-cultural studies.<br/>Interpersonal relations--Cross-cultural studies.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.85 HUJ