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图书目录： Preface,
Acknowledgments, Part I The Family Systems: Cross-Culturally and Historically 1. The Family: Essential or Accidental?, Incest taboos: Universally required or not?, Types of marriage and family forms, Universal view of the family systems, References, 2. A Universal View of the Family Institution, The Nayars of India, Jamaican society, The Israeli kibbutzim, The family in the Soviet Union and Communist China, A proposed definition of the family institution, Relevant evidence for the proposed universal view of the family, Summary and conclusions on the family institution, References, 3. A Universal View of the Courtship and Marital Institutions, A proposed universal definition of the courtship institution, Nayar courtship, Kibbutz courtship, Jamaican courtship, Trobriand courtship, The Soviet Union, A cross-cultural view of courtship, The search for a universal definition of the marital institution, Nayar, Trobriand, and kibbutz marriage forms, The question of legitimacy--the Jamaican case, Structural variations of marriage, A marital definition and its tie to the family institution, Summary and conclusions on the family system, References, 4. Historical Perspective on Love, Plato's influence on Western love notions, Ovid's influence on Western love notions, Love in the twelfth century, Love outside the Western world, Romantic love and the motivation to marry, Summary and conclusions, References, 5. Historical Perspective on the Double Standard, Introduction to the double standard, Feminism and the double standard, Summary and conclusions, References, Part II The Sociology of the Courtship Institution 6. Courtship in America, The early settlers, From bundling to making out in two easy centuries, Steady dating, Rating and dating, A newer conception of campus dating, Methodology of the study, Findings of the study, Summary on rating-dating, Courtship changes in the 1970s, Cohabitation, Summary and conclusions, References, 7. A Sociological Explanation of Heterosexual Love Relationships, The wheel theory of love, Intensity of love, The leap of faith, Do opposites attract?, The love filters, Summary and conclusions, References, 8. Learning Premarital Gender Roles, George Herbert Mead and the social self, Learning gender roles, The development of dating structures, Prepubertal sexuality The role of culture and biology in gender roles, Summary and conclusions, References, 9. Heterosexual Relations Before Marriage: The Past The value of sexual research The Kinsey studies Research findings: trends Ehrmann's research Christensen's work The Reiss national study The premarital sexual-permissiveness scales The four standards of sexual permissiveness Social class and sexual permissiveness Love and sexual permissiveness Guilt, behavior, and attitudes Generation differences or role-position differences? An explanation of premarital sexual-permissiveness levels Summary and conclusions References 10. Sexual Relations Before Marriage: The Current Scene The Zelnik and Kantner study Klassen and Levitt's 1970 study Simon and Gagnon study The Sorensen study The Hunt Study Overview on new studies of premarital sexuality Final summary, conclusions, and some speculations References 11. Premarital Pregnancy Illegitimacy Love and illegitimacy Abortion Pregnant brides Summary and Conclusions References 12. Homosexuality Rates of homosexuality A role theory of homosexuality Societal attitudes toward homosexuality Summary and conclusions References Port III The Sociology of the Marital Institution 13. Dyadic Commitment in Marriage Interaction reward-tension balance Other rewards and tensions in marriage Normative inputs, Structural constraints, Parental duties, Occupational success, Shared ties to kin and friends, Summary and conclusions, References, 14. Marital Interaction- Roles, Power, and Communication Marital relations and small-group research, Division of labor in marriage, Division of power in marriage, Male power and social class, Communication and marital relationships, Summary and conclusions, References, 15. Marital Sexuality, Overview of marital sexuality, Trends in the twentieth century, Coital frequency and orgasm rates, Quality of marriage and coitus, Summary and conclusions, References, 16. Extramarital Sexuality, Perspectives on extramarital sexuality, Basic research findings, The double standard in extramarital coitus, Consensual extramarital relationships, Swinging, Intimate friendship and group marriage Summary on consensual extramarital relationships, Types of extramarital sex and types of marriages, Summary and conclusions, References, 17. American Marriage and Divorce, Variations in divorce rates by areas, Divorce and teen-age marriage, Social class and divorce, Interfaith marriage and divorce, Children and divorce, Divorce and remarriage, Summary and conclusions, References Part IV The Sociology of the Family Institution 18. Parent-Child Relationships, Parenthood: Ecstasy versus diapers, Sibling roles in the family Impact of parents upon children, Summary and conclusions, References, 19. The Family and Delinquency, Family factors and delinquency, Qualifications of findings, Other explanations, Summary and conclusions, References, 20. Occupation and Parenthood, The impact of outside employment on fatherhood, General background, Kohn's research, The impact of outside employment on motherhood, Trends in female employment, Characteristics associated with working women, Fertility, Marital satisfaction, Power, Working mothers and quality of child care, Dual-career families, Summary and conclusions, References, 21. Kinship Ties in American Society, Kinship in the urban setting, A key study of kinship, Summary and conclusions, References, 22. The Social Context of the Jewish Family, General background, Characteristics of the Jewish family, Divorce Social class, Fertility, Family cohesion, Intermarriage, Summary and Conclusions, References, 23. The Social Context of the Black Family, Historical background, Current black family characteristics, Interracial marriage, Summary and conclusions, References, Part V The Sociology of the Future 24. The Future of the Family Systems, The centrality of the dyad, Intimacy and exclusivity, The new dogma, Some characteristics relevant to the new family forms, Range of choices, Summary and conclusions, References, Appendixes Appendix 1. Value Judgments and Science, Definition of value judgments, Relativism, Scientific assumptions and scientific proof, Differences between science and religion, Facts and values, Value judgments in science, Summary and conclusions, References, Appendix 2. Probability Statistics, Levels of significance, Strength and nature of relationships, Summary and conclusions, References, Appendix 3. Causal Analysis, Spuriousness: Correlation and causation, Intervening variables, interaction, Summary and conclusions, References, Appendix 4. Theory Construction, Introduction, Parts of theory and diagramming The theorzing process Summary and conclusions References BIBLIOGRAPHY Name Index Subject Index |
