Marriage and family: perspectives and complexities

Introduction / Elizabeth Peters, Claire M. Kamp Dush

Perspectives on marriage. Historical and cross-cultural perspectives on marriage / Arland Thornton

Marriage and family : the evolutionary ecological context / Bobbi S. Low

Gender lens on marriage / Paula England

Institutional, companionate, and individualistic marriage : a social psychological perspective on marital change / Paul R. Amato

Contemporary families. Single parenthood and child well-being : trends, theories, and evidence / Rachel Dunifon

Cohabitation and parenthood : lessons from focus groups and in-depth interviews / Wendy D. Manning, Pamela J. Smock, Cava Bergstrom-Lynch

Examination of child well-being in stable single-parent and married families / Claire M. Kamp Dush

Reconsidering the association between stepfather families and adolescent well-being / Megan M. Sweeney, Hongbo Wang, Tami M. Videon

Parenting by gay men and lesbians : beyond the current research / Gary J. Gates, Adam P. Romero

Strengthening marriage. Supporting healthy marriage : designing a marriage education demonstration and evaluation for low-income married couples / Virginia Knox, David Fein

Differentiating among types of domestic violence : implications for healthy marriages / Michael P. Johnson

Future of marriage. Growing importance of marriage in America / Steven L. Nock

Future of marriage and the state : a proposal / Tamara Metz

Why won't African Americans get (and stay) married? Why should they? / Shirley A. Hill

Race, immigration, and the future of marriage / Daniel T. Lichter, Warren A. Brown.