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Bird, G. & Sporakowski, M. (Eds.). (1997). Taking sides:
Clashing views on controversial issues in family and personal
relationships. Guilford, CT: Dushkin Publishing Group.
Pro and Con articles on various issues surrounding marriage, including
spousal abuse, stepfamilies, divorce, and child support.
Ref. HN 17.5 .S62 T35 v.11
Broude,
G. (1994). Marriage, family, and relationships: A cross-cultural
encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
Brief articles on various aspects of marriage and family relationships
throughout society and the world. Articles include a brief
bibliography.
Ref. GN 480 .B76
McCue,
M. (1995). Domestic violence : A reference handbook. Santa
Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
"Examines the world of the abused and the abuser while providing timely
information on treatment, education, and prevention."
Ref. HQ809.3.U5 M385
Ponzetti,
J. (Ed.). (2003). International encyclopedia of marriage and family. NY: Macmillan Reference.
This four
volume set surveys "the shared patterns and amazing variations in
marriage and family life in a rapidly changing multicultural world."
Ref. HQ 9 .E52
Statistics
Families and Living Arrangements Online demographic characteristics of households and families from the Bureau of the Census.
Heaton,
T. & Chadwick, B. (1992). Statistical handbook on the American
family. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press.
Statistics on marriage, divorce, spouse abuse, elderly families, and
household structure.
Ref. HQ 536 .S727
Hernandez,
D. (1992). Studies in household and family formation : When
households continue, discontinue and form. Washington, DC: U.S.
Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, Bureau of
the Census : For Sale by Supt. of Docs., G.P.O.
Sheds light on the number and characteristics of households and
families that continue, discontinue, and/or are newly formed over short
periods of time.
Ref. HA203 .A218 no.179
Lugaila,
T. (1992). Households, families, and children : A 30-year
perspective. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and
Statistics Administration, Bureau of the Census : For sale by
Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.
Presents a series of graphs to illustrate important trends of the past
several decades that have influenced households with a special emphasis
on children.
Ref. HA203.A218 H68
Norton,
A. (1992). Marriage, divorce, and remarriage in the 1990's.
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics
Administration, Bureau of the Census : For Sale by Supt. of
Docs., U.S. G.P.O.
Provides a fuller understanding of variables that influence people to
marry, divorce, remarry and redivorce. The authors use recent trends
to describe how present circumstances have evolved and to develop...
plausible scenarios for the near-term future regarding marriage and
family trends.
Ref. HA203 .A218 no.180
Person, Family and Household Characteristics Online updated information from Current Population Surveys, a joint project between the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Bureau of the Census.
Population
reports. Series J, Family planning programs. (Spring, 2001, 29:1).
Baltimore, MD: Population Information Program, Johns Hopkins School of
Public Health.
Ref. HQ763 .P64
Periodicals
Family
Relations
Families
in Society
Journal
of Family and Economic Issues
Journal
of Marriage and the Family
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