Sociology of marriage and the family : gender, love, and property / Scott Coltrane, Randall Collins

Rev. edition of: Sociology of marriage and the family/Randall Collins, Scott Coltrane. c1995

Includes bibliographical references (pages [594]-618) and indexes

Pt. 1 Comparative and Historical Perspectives Ch. 1 Sociology Theory: Explaining Families in a Stratified Society Ch. 2 The Social Ingredients of Families: Gender, Love, and Property Ch. 3 History of the Family I: From Kinship Politics to Patriarchal Households Ch. 4 History of the Family II: The Love Revolution and the Rise of Feminism Pt. 2 Diversity in Modern Families Ch. 5 Family Trends: The Twentieth Century and Beyond Ch. 6 Families and Work: The Economy, Social Class, and Inequality Ch. 7 Race and Ethnicity: Understanding Structural and Cultural Differences Pt. 3 Love, Marriage, and Childbearing Ch. 8 Romantic Markets: Love, Cohabitation, and Marriage Ch. 9 Erotic Ties: Marital and Nonmarital Sex Ch. 10 Contraception and Reproduction: Making Babies in a Technological Age Pt. 4 Family Realities Ch. 11 Domestic Life: Housework, Power, and Marital Happiness Ch. 12 Raising Children: Motherhood, Fatherhood, and Socialization Ch. 13 Family Violence: Spouse Abuse, Child Abuse, and Elder Abuse Pt. 5 Family Changes Ch. 14 Uncoupling-Recoupling: Divorce, Remarriage, and Stepfamilies Ch. 15 Life Course Transitions: From Adolescence to the Aging Family Ch. 16 The Future: Social Policy and Family Well-Being