Exploring Marriages and Families

Connects theory to reality.

Exploring Marriages and Families uses compelling real-life video interviews, stories, and photos to help connect social theory to reality.Readers learn how social, cultural, and political factors will affect their own decision making in relationships.

Uponfinishing thisbook, readers will understand therelevance of social science to their lives andhave asolid theoretical, research-based understanding of marriages and families.

In addition, thisbook helps readers learn more about their own lives and those of others, how to make better decisions about their relationships, and how social and political forces will affect their decision-making. Integrated video interviews, photos, assessments and stories about real families helpreaders learn how to apply information to their own lives.