Families and their social worlds /
Karen Seccombe
- Boston : Pearson/A&B, 2008
- 578 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Families and the sociological imagination -- Families throughout the world : marriage, family, and kinship -- Families throughout history -- Sex, gender, and families -- Social stratification, social class, and families -- Race and ethnic variations in families -- Courtship, intimacy, and partnering -- Marriage : a personal relationship and social institution -- Becoming a parent -- Raising children -- Families and the work they do -- Aging families -- Violence and abuse -- Divorce and repartnering -- Summing it up : families and the sociological imagination