Intimate Relationships, Marriages, and Families - Softcover

Rice, F.Philip

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0767402111 ISBN 13: 9780767402118

Publisher: Mayfield Publishing Co ,U.S., 1998

Synopsis

A introductory text describing changes in intimate relationships over the life span, with sections on social and psychological perspectives, the nature of intimate relationships, marriage and family relationships, the family as a unit, and conflict in marriage. Discussions photos emphasize diversity

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Focus on importance of family background and social experience. Throughout the text, the author shows how background and experience shape and direct personal values, roles, and attitudes about intimacy and relationships.
Emphasis on diversity. The understanding of variations in lifestyles, intimacy, relationships, and family composition is presented throughout the text as a key objective for accepting and appreciating diversity in relationships.
A positive focus on the ways in which intimate relationships develop and prosper. Key issues such as making dating a maturing experience, gender-role learning, qualities of successful marriages, and alternatives to divorce are included.
Thematic unity. Five themes unify the text: cognition (developing knowledge and understanding), challenge (becoming motivated), change (personal growth), choice (decision making), and commitment (importance of dedication).
Exceptional Value. This is the most comprehensive text available for $20 less than most other marriage and family texts.
Nearly 300 new references. Information from over 1,600 research references has been incorporated into the body of the text, nearly 300 of them new to the fourth edition.
The latest studies, including research on ethnic families (Chapter 2), changes in love across the family life cycle (Chapter 6), and gender roles and attitudes (Chapter 7).
Current statistics from 1996-7 on topics such as working mothers and child care, updated family income data, and use of premarital inventories in marriage preparation.
New Internet Guide. Free when shrink-wrapped with the text, this easy-to-reference guide gives step-by-step instructions on how to access and use the Internet, communicate via e-mail, and use listservs and newsgroups. The guide also includes extensive lists of Internet resources for both students and instructors.

About the Author

F. Philip Rice received his Ed.D. in Marriage and Family Relationships from Teachers College of Columbia University. He is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Maine-Orono, where he taught courses i the field of Marriage and Family for many years. His years of experience teaching courses on marriage and the Family, Human Sexuality, Contemporary Marriages, Human Development, and many others come through in this text. In addition to writing "Intimate Relationships, Marriages and Families"he has written more than twenty other texts on Marriage and Family, Stepparenting, Working Mothers, Human Sexuality, Human Development, and numerous others in related fields. His principal areas of research include Human Development, Child Development, Adolescent Development, Adult Development, and Marriage and Family Relations.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mayfield Publishing Co ,U.S.
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0767402111
• ISBN 13: 9780767402118
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 672