Machine generated contents note: Preface and Acknowledgements.1. The Changing American Family.2. How We Study the Family (Theories and Research Methods).3. Sex and Gender.4. Sexualities.5. Dating and Mate Selection.6. Love.7. Marriages and Committed Partnerships.8. Living Single.9. Reproduction and Parenting.10. The Economy of Working Families: Balancing Mental, Physical, and Financial Health in the 21st Century.11. Families in Crisis: Violence, Abuse, and Neglect.12. Divorce and Remarriage.13. Growing Older in Families.14. The Evolution of Families in the 21st Century.Glossary of Key TermsReferences..Index