This new adaptation of the best-selling American text is contemporary, covering such current topics as non-traditional families; Comprehensive, with all material being deemed essential by reviewers, and Balanced, with excellent historical and theoretical coverage of Canadian families. Using the theme of choice, the text helps students learn with weblinks at end of each chapter, 'As We Make Choices' boxes, and 'A Closer Look At Diversity' sections.
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This student-friendly text delivers the core concepts of Marriages and Families in a way they can easily understand.
"Three distinctive themes have guided our efforts in writing this book, and they are woven throughout the text.
The 9th Edition includes fully up-to-date data as well as coverage of contemporary topics such as adult children living at home, the effects of same-sex marriage legalization, and the gray divorce revolution.
The text is based in research yet remains highly readable, exploring topics of great interest to students' personal lives such as intimacy, family, and personal happiness in the context of their distracted, visually oriented world.
Using a bioecological framework, the book reveals how families are shaped by multiple influences, from biological to cultural, that interact with one another.
To enhance teaching and student learning, an updated AWARE (Awareness of Attitudes and Relationships Expectations) Online computerized assessment contains 15 categories that match the chapters of the book.
This text combines the most current research with an emphasis on family background and diversity. Each chapter concludes with a section on public policy and critical-thinking questions.
The use of secular research to compliment sacred truths about family life is a unique feature of this volume, with contributions from more than 50 strong family scholars who also cherish their faith.
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