Intimate Relationships and Families

by Ron Hammond and Paul Cheney

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Utah Valley University
Subjects
Social Sciences, Sociology
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CC BY 4.0, as LibreTexts states it
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Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Introduction to Sociological Studies
  7. 1.1: Making Sense of Abstract Theories
  8. 1.2: Conflict Theory
  9. 1.3: Structural Functionalism Theory
  10. 1.4: Symbolic Interactionism Theory
  11. 1.5: Theories Developed for Understanding the Family
  12. 1.6: Family Systems Theory
  13. 1.7: Family Developmental Theory
  14. 1.8: The Life Course Perspective
  15. 1.9: Social Exchange Theory
  16. 1.10: Ecological Theory
  17. 1.11: Feminist Family Theory
  18. 2: Family Theories
  19. 2.1: Family Structures
  20. 2.2: Family Functions
  21. 2.3: Groups
  22. 2.4: Sociological Imagination
  23. 2.5: Family Research
  24. 2.6: Family Culture
  25. 2.7: Opportunity
  26. 2.8: Demography
  27. 3: Studying Marriages and Families
  28. 3.1: The Research Process
  29. 3.2: Sociologists Perform Survey Research
  30. 3.3: Surveys
  31. 3.4: Ethics of Research
  32. 3.5: Family Research
  33. 4: Family Strengths
  34. 4.1: Fostering Rituals, Traditions, and Holidays
  35. 4.2: Religion and Spirituality
  36. 4.3: Family History
  37. 4.4: Quality Family Time
  38. 4.5: Resisting Family Entropy
  39. 4.6: Resisting Marital Entropy
  40. 4.7: Threats to a Strong Family
  41. 4.8: Factors that Help Families Resist Decay
  42. 5: Dating and Mate Selection
  43. 5.1: Theories of Mate Selection
  44. 6: Love and Intimacy
  45. 6.1: Types of Love
  46. 6.2: Love in Short-term and Long-term Relationships
  47. 7: Sex and Gender
  48. 7.1: What Is The Difference Between Sex and Gender?
  49. 7.2: Debunking Myths about Women
  50. 7.3: Gender Roles as a Social Force
  51. 7.4: Rape
  52. 7.5: Opportunities.
  53. 7.6: Research on Gender
  54. 7.7: What about Men?
  55. 8: Sexuality
  56. 8.1: Genital Development
  57. 8.2: Importance of Sexuality
  58. 8.3: Anatomy
  59. 8.4: Sexual Experience
  60. 8.5: Extramarital Affairs
  61. 8.6: Sexual Identity
  62. 8.7: Sexuality and Politics
  63. 9: Marrieds and Non-Marrieds
  64. 9.1: Legality of Marriage
  65. 9.2: Cohabitation
  66. 10: Families across the Life Course
  67. 10.1: Gerontology
  68. 10.2: Understanding the Generations of Life
  69. 10.3: Theories about Aging
  70. 10.4: What do the generations look like?
  71. 10.5: Health
  72. 10.6: Dying
  73. 10.7: Roles
  74. 10.8: Siblings
  75. 10.9: Parenting
  76. 10.10: Grandparenting
  77. 10.11: Elder Abuse
  78. 11: Family Resources and Economics
  79. 11.1: A Structural Functionalist Look at Family Resources
  80. 11.2: Poverty
  81. 11.3: Health Care and Insurance
  82. 11.4: Income and Wealth
  83. 11.5: Home Ownership
  84. 11.6: Budgeting
  85. 11.7: The Financial Plan
  86. 11.8: The Elderly
  87. 11.9: The Household
  88. 12: Parenting
  89. 12.1: Functions of Parents
  90. 12.2: Childhood Dependence
  91. 12.3: Finding the Balance between Control and Freedom
  92. 12.4: Behaviourism and the Cognitive Model
  93. 12.5: Types of Parenting
  94. 12.6: Self-Worth V. Shame
  95. 13: Communication
  96. 13.1: Arguments.
  97. 13.2: Improving Communication
  98. 13.3: Non-Verbal Communication
  99. 13.4: Avoiding Communication
  100. 13.5: Power
  101. 14: Family Conflict and Crises
  102. 14.1: Family Functions and Dysfunctions
  103. 14.2: Family Stressors
  104. 14.3: Life Stressors
  105. 14.4: Family Violence and Abuse
  106. 15: Divorce
  107. 15.1: Definitions
  108. 15.2: Theories of Divorce
  109. 15.3: What Predicts Divorce in the U.S.?
  110. 15.4: Combating Divorce
  111. 15.5: Children and Divorce
  112. 16: Remarriage and Stepfamilies
  113. 16.1: Getting back into the Dating Market
  114. 16.2: Complexities of Stepfamilies
  115. 16.3: Strategies for Stepfamilies
  116. 16.4: Sexual Boundaries
  117. Back Matter
  118. Index
  119. Glossary
  120. Detailed Licensing
  121. Detailed Licensing