| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 251 pages) |
| Series |
National symposium on family issues ; volume 6 |
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National symposium on family issues (Series) ; 6.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Contents |
Part I: Changes in marriage and couple relationships. Marriage, family systems, and economic opportunity in the United States since 1850 / Steven Ruggls ; Trends in women's and men's time use, 1965-2012 : back to the future? / Liana C. Sayer ; Gender equality and economic inequality : impact on marriage / Stephanie Coontz Part II: Changing work and family roles of women and men. Women, men, work and family : expansionist theory updated / Janet Shibley Hyde ; Expansionist theory expanded : integrating sociological and psychological perspectives on gender, work, and family change / Kathleen Gerson ; Overlooked inequalities : employment, parenting and partnering for men in families / Kevin Roy ; Women, men, work and family : action in the interactions / Maureen Perry-Jenkins -- Part III: Men and women as parents. Effect of father engagement on child behaviors / Ronald Mincy, Hyunjoon Um and Jo Turpin ; Why do fathers matter for children's development? / Natasha Cabrera ; Changes in US mother's and father's time use--causes and consequences / Rachel Connelly ; Re-envisioning why fathers matter beyond the gender binary : a case for gay fathers / Corinne Reczek -- Part IV: Gender differences in health benefits of marriage. Gender, marriage and health for same-sex and different-sex couples : the future keeps arriving / Debra Umberson and Rhiannon A. Kroeger ; Simplifying the complex complicates our findings : understanding marriage, singlehood and health / Chalandra M. Bryant ; Intersectionality : an approach to the study of gender, marriage and health in context / Karen D. Lincoln -- Part V: His and hers : are we there yet? Gender and equality in couple relationships / Cadhla McDonnell and Rose Wesche. |
| Summary |
This provocative volume is comprised of psychological, socioeconomic, and cultural perspectives on couple dynamics, particularly gender dynamics, and the future of marriage. Featuring data on married, cohabitating, male/female, and same-sex couples, the authors of the book's chapters analyze the changing impacts of work, parenting, and the health benefits of marriage for men and women. Trajectories in the evolution toward gender equality provide the backdrop for discussions of women and men as partners, parents, and workers in contemporary society. Contributors also keep a sharp focus on the complexities of gender issues as they intersect with crucial contexts of cohort, class, race/ethnicity, and sexual orientation. Among the topics covered: Gender equality and economic inequality: impacts on marriage. Expansionist theory expanded: integrating sociological and psychological perspectives on gender, work, and family change. Gender, work, and family: action in the interactions. Changes in U.S. mothers' and fathers' time use: causes and consequences. A case for gay fathers. Gender, marriage, and health for same-sex and different-sex couples Gender and Couple Relationships documents social roles and social change with fascinating insight to advance research in fields of psychology, sociology, demography and economics and to the benefit of work organizations, policy makers, family and couple therapists and other mental health professionals. |
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Sex role -- Congresses.
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Sexual division of labor -- Congresses.
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Marriage -- Congresses.
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Couples -- Congresses.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies
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Couples. (OCoLC)fst00881567
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Marriage. (OCoLC)fst01010443
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Sex role. (OCoLC)fst01114598
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Sexual division of labor. (OCoLC)fst01114830
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings. (OCoLC)fst01423772
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
McHale, Susan, editor.
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King, Valarie, editor.
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Van Hook, Jennifer, editor.
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Booth, Alan, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Original 3319216341 9783319216348 (OCoLC)911363534 |
| ISBN |
9783319216355 electronic bk. |
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331921635X electronic bk. |
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9783319216348 |
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3319216341 |
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