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This is a survey text for sociology of family courses. The author uses all basic theoretical frameworks, structural, functional, interactionist, developmental, life course, exchange, feminist, sociobiological and conflict, to describe and analyze contemporary families and non-traditional lifestyles. This edition is both descriptive and analytical. It is cross-cultural and provides an objective description of the family system.
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The most comprehensive and readable survey available for Sociology of Family. The author uses all basic theoretical frameworks (structural/functionalist, conflict, interactionist, exchange, developmental, and feminist) to describe and analyze contemporary families and nontraditional lifestyles. One user comments: Eshleman does an excellent job of presenting a variety of information on numerous topics concerning the family in society. Provides strong coverage of family issues, cultural perspectives, social policy, theory, and research. Offers a broad, cross-cultural perspective with examples throughout. Maintains coverage of traditional and nontraditional family patterns both in the United States and cross-culturally. Maintains the balanced theoretical coverage of previous editions. Presents new research on the African American family in Chapter 9 and includes new material on Mexican American, Puerto Rican, and Pacific Islander families in Chapter 10. Offers new material on sexual harassment and a new section on the impact of poverty on children in Chapter 11 and provides new information on the roles of fathers, on young and unwed parenthood, and on birth rates and birth expectation in Chapter 12. For anyone with an interest in sociology, family issues, or human development and family studies.
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- PublisherAllyn & Bacon
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0205143474
- ISBN 13 9780205143474
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages617
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