Marriages & Families: Making Choices in a Diverse Society

Marriages & Families: Making Choices in a Diverse Society
ISBN-10
0495504068
ISBN-13
9780495504061
Series
Marriages & Families
Category
Social Science
Pages
643
Language
English
Published
2008-01-01
Publisher
Wadsworth Publishing Company
Authors
Mary Ann Lamanna, Agnes Riedmann

Description

This bestselling marriage and family text combines a rigorous scholarly and applied approach with a unique theme especially relevant to today's dynamic global environment: "Making choices in a diverse society." The text achieves an excellent balance between the sociological and ecological or family systems theoretical perspectives, while including extensive coverage of family dynamics and interpersonal relationships. The authors use warmth, humor, and an engaging presentation to create a highly readable text that offers insightful perspectives on the diversity of our modern society, including different ethnic traditions and marriage and family alternatives.

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