 |  Intimate Relationships, Marriages, and Families, 5/e Mary K. DeGenova
Philip F. Rice
What's New- Mary Kay DeGenova, the new co-author, has increased the coverage of diversity throughout this edition. For example, Chapter 3 now begins with a "Families in Cultural Context" introduction; there is a new discussion of the socialization of children in African American families, new material about the strength of intergenerational relationships in Mexican American families, and much more.
- New 4-color design throughout.
- Discussion of family theories (which used to be in the appendix) is now integrated throughout Chapter 1. The theories discussed include structural functional theory, family developmental theory, symbolic interaction theory, conflict theory, and feminist theory.
- The extensive research base has been thoroughly updated, with numerous new research studies and the most current Census statistics.
- A substantial new section focuses on theories of gender roles and identity, including social learning theory, cognitive developmental theory, gender schema theory, and evolutionary theories of gender.
- New discussion of increase in HIV infection among people under age 25 due to heterosexual contact.
- New discussion of homeless families.
- Coverage of the new trend of "house husbands" and the growing number of fathers who are spending more time with their children.
- New material on satisfaction with child custody arrangements and on the quality of father-child relationships across time, based on the National Survey of Families and Households.
- New discussion of the effects of father absence.
- Learning objectives and questions for thought have been added.
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education