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Intimate Relationships, Marriages, and Families Cover Image
Intimate Relationships, Marriages, and Families, 5/e
Mary K. DeGenova
Philip F. Rice

Intimate Relationships, Marriages, and Families in the Twenty-First Century

Short Answer

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1

The definition of family presented as the one to be used throughout the text includes what types of family situations not covered by other definitions?
2

Identify the four causes of the decline of the patriarchy and the advent of the democratic family.
3

Identify the major reasons behind the decline in family size during the twentieth century.
4

Explain how family relationships can become complicated in blended stepfamilies when each partner has children from his or her previous marriage as well as children together.
5

Identify and briefly describe the seven theories used to explain families' behaviors.