Intimate Relationships, Marriages, and Families with PowerWeb - Softcover

DeGenova, Mary Kay; Rice, F. Philip

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072944773 ISBN 13: 9780072944778

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2007

Synopsis

This comprehensive introduction to marriage and the family combines the most current research base with an emphasis on family background and diversity. It presents a positive perspective on families and focuses on the importance of public and social policy in the lives of families (each chapter concludes with a section on public policy). The text makes research and statistics easy for students to follow and understand.

About this title

About the Author:

Mary Kay DeGenova received her Ph.D. in 1992 from Purdue University in Child Development and Family Studies. She was an associate professor of Family Studies at Central Michigan University and the University of New Hampshire and has taught various courses on marriage and the family. Her work on this text is a direct result of her experience in the classroom and her experiences with diversity, including work as a Peace Corps Volunteer in West Africa and a Fulbright Scholar in Chile. In addition to her recent work on this text DeGenova has written Families in Cultural Context: Strengths and Challenges in Diversity, published by Mayfield Publishing Company. She was written numerous journal articles, presented papers at many conferences, and appeared in anthologies. She is currently working from home on numerous writing projects while caring for her two children.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0072944773
• ISBN 13: 9780072944778
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 608