Human Intimacy: Marriage, the Family, and Its Meaning
By Frank D. Cox, Kevin Demmitt
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Offering a positive view of the family, Cox's HUMAN INTIMACY: MARRIAGE, THE FAMILY, AND ITS MEANING, Eleventh Edition discusses the characteristics of successful intimate relationships, and teaches the decision-making skills that lead to strong marriages and families. This new edition includes coverage of such topics as diversity within the American family (including rural and military families), gay marriage, singles, cohabitation, gender roles, theories of love, date rape and courtship violence, and parenting and life stages.
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Offering a positive view of the family, Cox's HUMAN INTIMACY: MARRIAGE, THE FAMILY, AND ITS MEANING, Eleventh Edition discusses the characteristics of successful intimate relationships, and teaches the decision-making skills that lead to strong marriages and families. This new edition includes coverage of such topics as diversity within the American family (including rural and military families), gay marriage, singles, cohabitation, gender roles, theories of love, date rape and courtship violence, and parenting and life stages.
Each chapter starts with an outline that gives students an overview of the material to come, followed by a series of thought-provoking questions for them to ponder as they read.
Highlight boxes supply interesting detail and add variety to the reading. Topics include why we avoid intimacy, ways that men and women can strengthen their communication, diversity in child-rearing values and practice, and "how to ruin a remarriage."
What Research Tells Us boxes serve as a reminder of the quantity of scientific research that informs our knowledge about intimate relationships, marriage, and the family.
Making Decisions boxes are short exercises designed to help students gain insight into such topics as their attitudes toward love, marriage, and the handling of finances.
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