Statistical Handbook on the American Family, 2nd Edition

List of contents

Tables and Figures
Preface
List of Abbreviations
Marriage
Trends
Maritial Status
Attitudes
Quality of Marriage and Family Life
Maritial and Family Satisfaction
Family Roles and Division of Labor
Marital and Family Conflict
Divorce and Separation
Trends
Aspects of Marriage Before and After Separation
Attitudes
Child Support
Children
Childbearing and Adoption
Interaction with Children
Children's Problem Behaviors and Disagreement
Children of Divorce and Separation
Physical Punishment and Child Abuse
Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors and Contraceptive Use
Sexual Experience
Attitudes Toward Premarital Sex and Other Sexual Issues
Contraceptive Use and Abortion
Involuntary Intercourse and Rape
Living Arrangements and Kinship Ties
Living Arrangements
Cohabitation
Kinship
Elderly Families
Working Women, Wives, and Mothers
Working Women
Demographic and Economic Context
Demographic Structure
Income
Poverty and Public Assistance
Home Ownership and Consumer Patterns
Health Insurance
Child Care
Sources of Child Care
Father's Participation in Child Care
List of Sources
Index

About the author

Bruce A. Chadwick, Ph.D., is professor of sociology at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, where he has served as department chairperson, director of the Family Studies Program, and director of the Center for Studies of the Family. He is a recipient of the Karl G. Maeser Research Award in recognition of his distinguished research career. Chadwick is the author of several books and numerous articles on many sociological, topics including the family. Chadwick received his bachelors, masters, and Ph.D. degrees in sociology from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.::Heaton /f Tim /i B. /b Tim B. Heaton, Ph.D., is an associate professor of sociology, Center for Studies of the Family, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. He has coauthored a number of books and articles on cultural and societal demographics.

Product details

• Authors: Bruce Chadwick, Chadwick Bruce A., Heaton Tim B.
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.12.1998
• EAN: 9781573561693
• ISBN: 978-1-57356-169-3
• Series: Oryx Statistical Handbooks
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics, Sociology: family & relationships, United States of America, USA, Social research & statistics, Sociology: family and relationships, Social research and statistics, Current Events and Issues: Society