TY - BOOK AU - Seccombe,Karen TI - Families and their social worlds SN - 9780205516452 PY - 2008/// CY - Boston PB - Pearson/A&B KW - Family N1 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0713/2007010726.html ER -