Marriage and Family
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- Sociology of the Family (Hammond)
- In all societies, the family is the premier institution for all of the following: socialization of children, adult intimate relationships, life-long economic support and cooperation, and continuity of relationships along the life-course. Sociologists are leaders among scientists who study the family. They have functioned in a core assessment role for describing, explaining, and predicting family-based social patterns for the United States and other countries of the world.
- Contemporary Families - An Equity Lens (Pearce et al.)
- This openly licensed text, created with students, approaches contemporary families from an equity lens. It asks two questions relevant to the Difference, Power, and Discrimination outcomes at Linn-Benton Community College and Oregon State University: “What do families need?” and “How do society and institutions support or get in the way of families getting what they need?
- Critical Perspectives on Technology and the Family (Walker)
- As Information and Communications Technology (ICT) evolve families and the professionals who work with them are best armed with tools that enable their intentional use. This comprehensive text offers a balanced perspective of family life, member development and relationships, and professional use through contemporary research, learning activities and more.
- Front Matter
- Chapter 1: Ten Truths about Technology
- Chapter 2: Ways of Understanding Families and Technology
- Chapter 3: Differences Within and Across Familes' Technology Use
- Chapter 4: Technology Use and Couple Relationships
- Chapter 5: Technology Use and Impacts in Children, Youth and Young Adults
- Chapter 6: Technology Use by Parents
- Chapter 7: Technology’s Influence on Parent-Child Relationships
- Chapter 8: Technology Use for Family Communication and Connectivity
- Chapter 9: What Boundaries? Technology's Role in Work and Family Balance
- Chapter 10: Technology Use in Family Health and Money Management
- Chapter 11: Technology Integration in the Practice of Family Professionals
- Chapter 12: Shifting the Culture- Policy, Practice and Research toward Healthy Family Technology Use
- Back Matter
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