Pt. VI. Afterword: Diverse families: islands of refuge in the midst of troubled waters? Pt. I. Theoretical and methodolocal issues. The current status of theorizing about families -- The demography of families -- Quantitative methodology for family science -- Qualitative family research: enduring themes and contemporary variations -- Systemic and ecological qualities of families -- Feminism and families -- Stress processes in families and couples -- Conceptualizing cultural influences on socialization: comparing parent-adolescent relationships in the United States and Mexico -- Pt. II Relationships, processes, and roles in families. Dating and mate selection -- Marital relationships in the twenty-first century -- Living together unmarried: What do we know about cohabiting families? -- Parent-child relationships in diverse contexts -- Theory and research pertaining to families with adolescents -- Sibling relationships -- Fathers' nurturance of children over the life course -- Adulthood and aging in families -- Gender and family relations -- Sexuality in families: The (re-)creation of sexual culture -- Family violence -- Marital dissolution -- Remarriage and stepfamily Life -- Pt. III. Families and other institutions. Work and family through time and space: revisiting old themes and charting new directions -- Family economic well-being -- The division of household labor -- Religion and family research in the twenty-first century -- Pt. IV. Diversity in family life. Family lives of lesbian and gay adults -- African American families: research progress and potential in the age of Obama -- The adjustment of Asian American families to the U.S. context: the ecology of strengths and stress -- Latino families in the United States -- Pt. V. Application of family social science. Social policies and families through an ecological lens -- Families and communities: a social organization theory of action and change -- Family life education: issues and challenges in professional practice -- Family therapy: an "emerging field" -- Teaching about family science as a discipline -- Pt. VI. Afterword: Diverse families: islands of refuge in the midst of troubled waters?
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