TY - BOOK AU - Seccombe,Karen TI - Families and their social worlds SN - 9780205797745 AV - HQ503 .S38 2012 U1 - 306.85 22 PY - 2012/// CY - Boston PB - Pearson Allyn & Bacon KW - Families KW - Local N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Families and the sociological imagination -- Families throughout the world: marriage, family, and kinship -- Families throughout history -- Sex, gender, and families -- Social stratification, social class, and families -- Race, ethnicity, and families -- Courtship, intimacy, and partnering -- Marriage: a personal relationship and social institution -- Becoming a parent -- Raising children -- Families and the work they do -- Aging families -- Violence and abuse -- Divorce, repartnering, and remarriage -- Summing it up: families and the sociological imagination ER -