Marriages and families changes choices and constraints sixth edition

A fourth category discusses cultural differences. These boxes are applied to help students evaluate their own knowledge and acquire insights about family life. These two new series of boxes are applied to help students evaluate their own knowledge and acquire insights about family life. MyFamilyLab is an easy-to-use online resource that allows instructors to assess student progress and adapt course material to meet the specific needs of the class.

MyFamilyLab enables students to diagnose their progress by completing an online diagnostic test. Based on the results of this test, each student is provided with a customized study plan, including a variety of tools to help them fully master the course material. MyFamilyLab then reports the diagnostic test results to the instructor, as individual stuent grades as well as an aggregate report of class progress.

Based on these reports, the instructor can adapt course material to suit the needs of indivudual students or the class as a whole, without investing a lot of additioiional time. The following resources are available in for each chapter of the text in MyFamilyLab :. How do you get your students to think about the choices they have with respect to their families and relationships? You can combine your customized text and reader together. Mix and match any of the text and readings you want to create your ideal book.

Chapter 1: The Changing Family. Chapter 2: Studying Marriage and the Family. Chapter 3: The Family in Historical Perspective. Chapter 5: Socialization and Gender Roles. Chapter Marriage and Communication in Committed Relationships. Chapter Raising Children: Promises and Pitfalls. Chapter Balancing Work and Family Life. Chapter Separation and Divorce. Chapter Remarriages and Stepfamilies. Pearson offers affordable and accessible purchase options to meet the needs of your students.

Connect with us to learn more. Nijole V. Benokraitis, professor emerita of sociology at the University of Baltimore, taught the marriage and family course for almost 25 years. It was her favorite class but her courses in racial and ethnic relations and gender roles ran a close second. Professor Benokraitis received a B. She was a strong proponent of applied sociology and required her students to enhance their knowledge through interviews, direct observation, and other hands-on learning methods.

She also enlisted her students in community service activities such as tutoring and mentoring inner-city high school students, writing to government officials and other decision makers about specific social problems, and volunteering research services to nonprofit organizations. Professor Benokraitis immigrated to the United States from Lithuania with her family after World War II as a political refugee when she was five years old.

She is bilingual and bicultural and is very empathetic of students who must balance the demands of several cultural worlds. Benokraitis has published numerous articles and book chapters on topics such as institutional racism, discrimination against women in government and higher education, fathers in two-earner families, displaced homemakers, and family policy. Benokraitis has made several appearances on radio and television shows on gender communication differences and single-sex educational institutions.

Professor Benokraitis lives in Maryland with her husband, Dr. Vitalius Benokraitis, a vice president at a technology assessment company. See www. She and her husband have two adult children and one grandchild.

She earned a B. Professor Buehler teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on family relationships within diverse contexts, family theories, and research methods. Buehler has published over papers on divorce, marital relationships, parenting, family functioning, and adolescent development in academic journals such as Journal of Marriage and the Family , Journal of Family Issues , Journal of Family Psychology , Journal of Family Theory and Review , Child Development , Developmental Psychology , and Journal of Youth and Adolescence.

She has also served as associate editor of several academic journals, including the Journal of Marriage and Family , Family Relations , and Journal of Family Theory and Review. Buehler was recently the director of graduate studies in HDFS and the interim department chair.

Professor Buehler is an active family member in several family systems, including a central one that includes her husband of many years and their two dogs. Buehler can be contacted at cbuehler uncg. Cloth Bound with Access Card. We're sorry! We don't recognize your username or password. Please try again. The work is protected by local and international copyright laws and is provided solely for the use of instructors in teaching their courses and assessing student learning.

You have successfully signed out and will be required to sign back in should you need to download more resources. Benokraitis, University of Baltimore Cheryl Buehler. Authors Nijole Benokraitis and Cheryl Buehler examine a variety of cross-cultural and multicultural scenarios to help students better understand the families in which they were raised as well as the families they may be forming themselves.

The 9th Edition includes fully up-to-date data as well as coverage of contemporary topics such as adult children living at home, the effects of same-sex marriage legalization, and the gray divorce revolution. Fully digital and highly engaging, Revel replaces the textbook and gives students everything they need for the course. Informed by extensive research on how people read, think, and learn, Revel is an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience — for less than the cost of a traditional textbook.

Learn more about Revel. New this semester Updated - Current Event Bulletins bring currency into your classroom with author-written articles that connect key concepts with real-life current events. Our authors regularly add new or revised articles to ensure that your students have relevant examples to help them engage with the course. Updated - Suicide and Families. New and updated content highlights key contemporary issues Updated - Each chapter of the text has been revised to reflect updated national data as well as the results of groundbreaking recent research that address the diversity of marriages and families.

Updated - Chapters 3 and 4 and Chapters 11 and 12 have been merged to consolidate interrelated topics that had previously been addressed in separate chapters. This streamlining of the material ensures a better flow of ideas and decreases the number of chapters to accommodate teaching schedules.

Revised - Stop and Think critical thinking questions , originally at the end of features throughout the text, now appear in each major section of a chapter.

These items encourage students to analyze and reflect on current topics, both personally and compared with other cultures, and to develop their views of family life and society using theory and research. Revised - Making Connections features , expanded to each major section of a chapter, prompt students to link course material to their own lives — by relating it to a personal experience, by integrating it with studies discussed in the chapter, or by connecting with classmates.

Student-focused features make course material accessible and boost critical thinking Data Digest infographics at the beginning of each chapter provides a thought-provoking overview of current statistics and trends that makes the numbers more interesting and digestible. Rather than prompting rote memorization of statistics, the Data Digest piques student curiosity about the chapter to come.

Changes features show how marriages and families have changed or are expected to change in the future. Some are historical, some are anecdotal, and others are empirically based. Choices features illustrate the kinds of decisions families can make to improve their well-being, often highlighting options of which family members may be unaware. Constraints features point out some of the obstacles that limit our choices.

Cross-cultural and Multicultural Families features illustrate the diversity of family structures and dynamics, in both the United States and other countries. Embedded directly within the narrative, these questions encourage active reading. Interactive Ask Yourself surveys and self-assessment exercises encourage students to evaluate their knowledge about marriage and the family.

Since You Asked questions in each chapter introduce an important concept or preview a controversial issue about families and marriages. An informative and engaging illustration program offers bold, original figures that demonstrate key concepts and present descriptive statistics in innovative and visually appealing ways. Learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter indicate what students should know after reading the material. Questions at the end of each chapter reinforce the learning objectives.

Dynamic content designed for the way today's students read, think, and learn brings concepts to life The Pearson Originals docuseries is a series of high-quality social impact videos that exemplify and humanize key sociological concepts. These videos illustrate a variety of social issues and current events, creating opportunities for students to further develop their understanding of sociology. They help students connect with stories on a personal level, view people with greater empathy, and contextualize core concepts.

Additional videos in each chapter explore research or present brief documentary-style content to make topics such as polygamy and family size more immediate and vital. Data-rich interactive maps and figures help students understand how local trends impact them while improving data and statistical literacy. The Revel mobile app lets students read, practice, and study — anywhere, anytime, on any device. Content is available both online and offline, and the app syncs work across all registered devices automatically, giving students great flexibility to toggle between phone, tablet, and laptop as they move through their day.

The app also lets students set assignment notifications to stay on top of all due dates. Assessments tied to primary chapter sections, as well as full chapter exams, test student understanding of the concepts presented in the chapter and provide immediate feedback. These assessments allow students to test their understanding of the material as they read as well as enable instructors to track progress. The writing functionality in Revel enables educators to integrate writing — among the best ways to foster and assess critical thinking — into the course without significantly impacting their grading burden.

Assignable Shared Writing Activities direct students to share written responses with classmates, fostering peer discussion.

Essays integrated directly within Revel allow instructors to assign the precise writing tasks they need for the course. Highlighting, note taking, and a glossary let students read and study however they like. Educators can add notes for students, too, including reminders or study tips.