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  • 书名:THE AMERICAN FAMILY...
  • 作者:BERT N.ADADS
  • 出版:MARKHAM PUHLICHING COMPANY/Chicago
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  • 页数:378
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  • 登录号:00124
  • 分类号: D923
  图书目录:PREFACE

  I.    INTRODUCTION TO FAMILY STUDY

           Section One. The History of Family Study

                 1860-1890: Social Darwinism

                 1890-1920: Social Reform

                 1920-1950: Scientific Study

                 1950-Present: Attention to Family Theory

           Section Two. Studying the Family

  II.    FAMILY STRUCTURES AND VARIETIES

           Section One. Family Structural Principles

                 Marriage Arrangements and Types

                 Household Arrangements

                 Residential Clustering and Location

           Section Two. Selected Cultural Distinctions and

           the Use of Types

                 Descent and Inheritance

                 Authority

                 Types of Nuclear Families

                 The Use of Types

           Section Three. Family Structure and the Incest

           Taboo

                 Incest Motivation and Structure: An Inter-

                    pretation

  III.     FAMILY VARIETIES EXEMPLIFIED: NAYAR,

           PAPAGO, CHINESE

           Section One. The Nayar of South India

                 Is the Family Universal?

           Section Two. Papago Family and Kinship

                 The Workability and Value of Normative

                    Practices

           Section Three. The Chinese Family in Histori-

           cal Perspective

           Section Four. Summary of Chapters II and III

 IV.    ANTECEDENTS OF THE MODERN AMER-

           ICAN FAMILY

           Section One. Pre-colonial Influences

           Section Two. Family Life in the American

           Colonies, 1611-1800

          Section Three. Changes in the American

          Family, 1800-I970

          Section Four. Summary and Conclusions

  V.     THE FAMILY IN A DIFFERENTIATED

          SOCIETY: TOWARD A THEORETICAL

          PERSPECTIVE

          Section One. Universal Family Functions

          Section Two. The Family and Its Changing

          Functions : Three Views

          Section Three. Division of Labor and the

          Family: Extensions and Clarifications

          Section Four. Quasi-theoretical Propositions

          about the U.S. Family

         Section Five. Family System Characteristics:

         Five Continua

VI.    FAMILY SUBCULTURES AND SUBSOCIETIES

         IN THE UNITED STATES

         Section One. Middle-class and Lower-class

         Family Models

         Section Two. The Religious Subculture and Sub-

         society

           Section Three. The Ethnic Subculture and Sub-

           society

           Section Four. Racial Groups: The Black Ameri-

           can Family

                 History of the Afro-American

                 The Black American Family Today

VII.    THE SOCIALIZATION PROCESS

           Section One. Some Principles of Socialization

                 Conscience and Guilt

                 Ego Struggle

                 Identification

                 Personality Integration

           Section Two. Socialization in the United States

                 The Principles Applied

                 Middle-class and Lower-class Styles of

                    Socialization Compared

                 Rearing by the Book

VIII.    ADOLESCENCE

           Section One. The Adolescent As an Ideal-type

           Section Two. Adolescents, Parents, and Peers

                 Emancipation

                 Youth Culture

                Conflict with Parents and the Generation

                    Gap

           Section Three. The College Adolescent

           Section Four. Socialization and Adolescents:

           Summary and Conclusions

 IX.    PREMARITAL RELATIONSHIPS IN THE UNITED

           STATES

           Section One. The Nature and Functions of

           Dating

                The Dating Continuum

                General Functions of Dating

                 Stages and Specific Functions of the Dating

                   Continuum

                 Section Three. The Ethnic Subculture and Sub-

                 society

                 Section Four. Racial Groups: The Black Ameri-

                 can Family

                       History of the Afro-American

                       The Black American Family Today

       VII.    THE SOCIALIZATION PROCESS

                 Section One. Some Principles of Socialization

                       Conscience and Guilt

                       Ego Struggle

                       Identification

                       Personality Integration

                 Section Two. Socialization in the United States

                       The Principles Applied

                       Middle-class and Lower-class Styles of

                          Socialization Compared

                       Rearing by the Book

      VIII.    ADOLESCENCE

                 Section One. The Adolescent As an Ideal-type

                 Section Two. Adolescents, Parents, and Peers

                       Emancipation

                       Youth Culture

                       Conflict with Parents and the Generation

                          Gap

                 Section Three. The College Adolescent

                 Section Four. Socialization and Adolescents:

                 Summary and Conclusions

        IX.    PREMARITAL RELATIONSHIPS IN THE UNITED

                              STATES

                 Section One. The Nature and Functions of

                 Dating

                       The Dating Continuum

                       General Functions of Dating

                       Stages and Specific Functions of the Dating

                          Continuum

        Section Two. Problematic Aspects of Dating

              Parental Influence

              Intergroup or Heterogeneous Dating

              Physical Attractiveness

              Social Awkwardness

              Insincerity

        Section Three. Premarital Sexual Relations

              Extent and Significance of Premarital Sex in

                 the United States

              Value Positions on Premarital Sex

              Premarital Sex As a Cultural Alternative

        Section Four. Conclusions

X.     LOVE AND MATE SELECTION IN THE UNITED

        STATES

              Love, Kin Group, and Mate Selection

        Section One. Negative Factors in Mate Selection

              Incest Taboos

              Propinquity

              Homogamy in Mate Selection

        Section Two. Positive Factors in Mate Selection

              Values in Mate Selection

              Common Interests

              Complementary Needs

              Other Psychological Factors in Mate

                 Selection

        Section Three. Mate Selection As Process

        Section Four. Critique and Tentative Conclusions

        Section Five. Racial Homogamy. A Case in Non-

        universal Availability

              Norms Governing Black-White Inter~

                 marriage

              Intermarriage Laws

              Black-White Intermarriage: How Many and

                 Who?

              Motives for Racial Intermarriage in the United

                 States

 XI.     MARRIAGE: PROCESSES AND ROLES

           Section One. Marriage As A Process

           Section Two. Marriage As Changing Roles

                 Role Differentiation

                 Role Blurring

                 Role Choice and Conflict

           Section Three. Husband-Father Role Choices

                 The "Feminization" of Occupations

                 Home versus Community

                Husband and Father

           Section Four. Wife-Mother Role Choices

                 Role Censensus

                 Motives

                 Social Class, Wife's Work Status, and Mari-

                    tal Adjustment

                 Wife's Work Status and Child Adjustment

                 Conclusion

XII.      MARRIAGE:   INTERACTIONS  AND  ADJUST-

           MENTS

           Section One. Husband-Wife Interaction:

           Running the Household

                Decision-making and Power

                The Sexual Division of Labor

           Section Two. Financial and Sexual Adjustments

          in Marriage

                Financial Adjustment

                Sexual Adjustment

           Section Three. A Summary of Marriage:

          Predicaments, Communication, and Choice

                Marital Predicaments

                Communication in Marriage

                Summary and the Value of Choice

XIII.    KINSHIP RELATIONS

          Section  One.  Kin  Functions  in  Cross-cultural

          Perspective

           Section Two. Some Issues in Kinship Analysis

                 Kin Terms

                 Kinsman As a Person

                 Kin "Distance"

                 Unimportance, Isolation, and Consistency

           Section Three. Categories of U.S. Kin and Their

           Characteristics

                 Parents and Adult Offspring

                 Adult Sibling Relations

                Secondary Kinship

                 In-law Relations

XIV.    AGING AND THE FAMILY IN THE UNITED

           STATES

           Section One. Disengagement Theory and Its Critics

           Section Two. Socialization: The Decisions of the

           Aged

           Section Three. The Social Network and Age Segre-

           gation

                 Kin Relations of the Elderly

                 Non-kin and Age-grading

           Section Four. Husband-Wife Relations in Old Age

           Section Five. Summary and Conclusions

XV.    RESPONSE OF THE FAMILY TO CHANGE AND

           CHALLENGE

           Section One. A Framework for Analyzing Chal-

           lenges and Family Responses to Them

                 (1) Expected or Unexpected Challenges

                 (2) External Versus Internal Origin

                 (3) Family Structure in Its Network

                 (4) Internal Family Organization

                 (5) Definition, or Perception, of the Stressor

           Section Two. Four Changes and Challenges Briefly

           Considered

                 Illegitimacy

                 Economics, Employment, and the Family

                 Divorce in the United States

                 Death and the Family

           Section Three. Conclusions

XVI.     THE FAMILY IN THE UNITED STATES:

           RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT

           Section One. The Contemporary United States

           Family: A Review

           Section Two. The Future Prospects for the U.S.

           Family

INDEX