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  - 1. Why Marriage and Family? Preface xi

  - 2. The Changing Face of theAmerican Family: Early History

  - 3. The Changing Face of theAmerican Family: Modern History

  - 4. Dating: Getting to KnowYou

  - 5. Love and Mate Selection:What’s Love Got To DoWith It?

  - 6. Marriage and Family Life: The EarlyYears

  - 7. Marriage and Family Life: The ParentingYears

  - 8. Marriage and Family Life: The Middle and LateYears

  - 9. Families andWork: The JugglingAct

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  10. Time,Energy,and Money: Managing Family Resources
  
  
  
  


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  11. CulturalVariations in Marriage and Family
  
  
  
  


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  12. Conflict in Families
  
  
  
  


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  13. Divorce and Remarriage
  
  
  
  


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  14. Building Strong Families
  
  
  
  


• Epilogue: The Future of the Family


• Glossary


• References


• Index


• About theAuthors