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Product Identifiers

PublisherSAGE Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-101544342438

ISBN-139781544342436

eBay Product ID (ePID)3050103623

Product Key Features

Number of Pages320 Pages

Publication NameSociology of Families : Change, Continuity, and Diversity

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2021

SubjectSociology / General, General, Sociology / Marriage & Family

TypeTextbook

AuthorTeresa Ciabattari

Subject AreaFamily & Relationships, Social Science

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight19 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width7.4 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2021-004755

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal306.85

Table Of Content1. Introduction2. Defining Family3. Sociological Methods and Theories in the Study of Families4. Young Adults and the Transition to Adulthood5. Marriage and Cohabitation6. Divorce and Relationship Dissolution7. Childhood8. Parenting9. Family Work10. Family Lives of Older Adults11. Family Violence12. Social Policy and the Future of Families

SynopsisSociology of Families: Change, Continuity, and Diversity offers students an engaging introduction to sociological thinking about contemporary families in the United States. The Second Editionhas been updated to include the most recent data and statistics, expanded coverage of childhood and parenting, and a new chapter on family violence., Sociology of Families: Change, Continuity, and Diversity offers you an engaging introduction to sociological thinking about contemporary families in the United States. By incorporating discussions of diversity and inequality into every chapter, author Teresa Ciabattari highlights how structures of inequality based on social divisions such as gender, race and sexuality shape the institution of the family. The Second Edition has been updated to include the most recent data and statistics, expanded coverage of childhood and parenting, and a new chapter on family violence., Sociology of Families: Change, Continuity, and Diversityoffers students an engaging introduction to sociological thinking about contemporary families in the United States. By incorporating discussions of diversity and inequality into every chapter, author Teresa Ciabattari highlights how structures of inequality based on social divisions such as gender, race, and sexuality shape the institution of the family. The Second Edition has been updated to include the most recent data and statistics, expanded coverage of childhood and parenting, and a new chapter on family violence.Included with this text The online resources for your text are available via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site..

LC Classification NumberHQ519.C53 2021