Exploring Marriages and Families

by Karen Seccombe

Connects theory to reality. Exploring Marriages and Families uses compelling real-life video interviews, stories, and photos to help connect social theory to reality. Readers learn how social, cultural, and political factors will affect their own decision making in relationships. Upon finishing this book, readers will understand the relevance of social science to their lives and have a solid theoretical, research-based understanding of marriages and families. In addition, this book helps readers learn more about their own lives and those of others, how to make better decisions about their relationships, and how social and political forces will affect their decision-making. Integrated video interviews, photos, assessments and stories about real families help readers learn how to apply information to their own lives.

576 pages, Paperback

First published December 23, 2010

About the author

1998-present, Professor, Department of Sociology, Portland State University

1992 - 1998, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Florida
Associate Research Scientist, Institute for Health Policy Research, University of Florida

1988 - 1992, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Florida
Assistant Research Scientist, Institute for Health Policy Research, University of Florida

1986 - 1988, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Work, University of Alaska Anchorage

Reviews

[Katy Lovejoy]

This was...an easy class.

But man did I want to read literally anything other than this.

[Ay]

The textbook would have been better and more accurate if there was a second or third author included. Seccombe includes so many studies that she repeatedly contradicts herself, and her overuse of explanation marks makes it clear that she's biased.