The Family: An Introduction

activities American appears areas basic become behavior birth black families chapter child compared concepts consequences couples cultural differences discussed divorce economic effect employment examine example exchange exist expected extended factors father female findings functions given greater higher household human husband important income increase individuals influence interaction interest involved issue Journal of Marriage less living lower major male marital married mate means mother norms occur parents particularly patterns percent persons perspective population position poverty present problems questions rates reference relationships relatively religious reported response result role selection separate sexual significant single social society Sociology Source spouse stage status structure suggests Table tend theory traditional United values wife wives women York young