The individual, marriage, and the family /

Saxton, Lloyd

The individual, marriage, and the family / Lloyd Saxton - SIXTH EDITION - Belmont, California : Wadsworth Publishing Company, c1986 - 554 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part One Introduction -- 1. The paired bond and our contemporary society -- Part Two Gender, love, sex, and courtship in paid bonding -- 2. Gender: Maleness and Femaleness -- 3 Love and pair bonding -- 4 Sexual and erotic behavior -- 5 Courtship: dating and marital choice -- 6 Singlehood: a prelude to marriage -- Part Three The Married Couple -- 7 The nature of marriage -- 8 Divorce and remarriage -- 9 Marital interaction: conflict and communication -- 10 The nature of the Family -- 11 Reproduction: the biological basis of the Family -- 12 The Family with small children -- 13 The Family and economic reality.

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