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1	You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation more books like this by Deborah Tannen, Ph.D. add to wishlist Why do so many women feel that men don't tell them anything, but just lecture and criticise? Why do so many men feel that women nag them and never get to the point? In this pioneering book Deborah Tannen shows us how women and men talk in different ways, for profoundly different reasons. While women use language to make connections and reinforce ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Intended for Pleasure more books like this by Dr. Ed Wheat, M.D. add to wishlist The classic on sex in Christian marriage, now updated and expanded. The most medically accurate description of sexual function in the male and female available today. This material is presented in wholesome terms that would be of help to any married or soon-to-be married couple. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.98! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother more books like this by James McBride add to wishlist A young black man's search to uncover his white mother's past and his own identity. Born in Poland, the daughter of a rabbi, James McBride's mother grew up in the Southern United States, ran away to Harlem, married a black man and founded a Baptist church, and then proceeded to put 12 children through college. McBride examines her life, his own ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.03! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Marriages & Families: Making Choices in a Diverse Society more books like this by Mary Ann Lamanna, Agnes Riedmann add to wishlist This bestselling marriage and family text combines a rigorous scholarly and applied approach with a unique theme especially relevant to todayas dynamic global environment: "Making choices in a diverse society." The text achieves an excellent balance between the sociological and ecological or family systems theoretical perspectives, while including ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.65! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Choices in Relationships: An Introduction to Marriage and the Family more books like this by David Knox add to wishlist Because the right choice is an informed choice, "Choices in Relationships: An Introduction to Marriage and Family, Ninth Edition" arms you with the knowledge and confidence you need to make wise decisions for a lifetime of positive relationships. "Choices in Relationships" presents the information that you need to explore the tradeoffs that ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.88!
6	Marriages & Families: Intimacy, Diversity, and Strengths more books like this by David H L Olson add to wishlist This introduction to marriages and families accentuates the positive aspects of relationships and focuses on enriching students' knowledge and experience in building strong, successful couple and family relationships. The authors, both seasoned family scholars and therapists, integrate research, theory, and practical application with an ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.00! \| SVS
7	Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss more books like this by Hope Edelman add to wishlist An instant bestseller in both hardcover and paperback, Hope Edelman's Motherless Daughters explores the myriad ways that losing a mother can affect almost every aspect and passage of a woman's life. First published a decade ago, it is still the book that motherless daughters of all ages look to for understanding and comfort and that they press ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.54! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Marriage and Family Experience: Intimate Relationships in a Changing Society more books like this by Bryan Strong add to wishlist "The Marriage and Family Experience" is a realistic look at relationships today. These experienced authors will help you see and understand the underlying issues at work in marriages, families, and all kinds of relationships. Real-life cross-cultural examples and features that encourage you to look deeper at yourself make the Tenth Edition ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.36! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Love life for every married couple : how to fall in love, stay in love, rekindle your love more books like this by Ed Wheat add to wishlist Offers help to couples whatever their situation. The chapters in this book focus on sexual love, romantic love, friendship, belonging, removing barriers, saving your marriage alone, resources for change and much more. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Practice of Social Research more books like this by Earl Robert Babbie add to wishlist Earl Babbie's "The Practice of Social Research" is one of the most successful general research method books in the USA. Revised for the eighth time, the book offers comprehensive coverage of the main methodological approaches used in the social sciences; detailed discussions of specific methods and techniques used in such areas as sampling, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap more books like this by Stephanie Coontz (Introduction by) add to wishlist The Way We Never Were examines two centuries of American family life and shatters a series of myths and half-truths that burden modern families. Placing current family dilemmas in the context of far-reaching economic, political, and demographic changes, Coontz sheds new light on such contemporary concerns as parenting, privacy, love, the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.97! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Marriages and Families: Changes, Choices and Constraints more books like this by Nijole Benokraitis add to wishlist For courses in Marriage and Family, Sociology of Family, Family Studies/Relationships in departments of Sociology, Family Studies, and Psychology. Exceptionally comprehensive, innately interesting, and extremely readable, this best-selling text introduces students to the study of contemporary marriages and families in ways to which they can ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.74! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	No Disrespect more books like this by Sister Souljah add to wishlist A sexual memoir from hip-hop artist Sister Souljah, who came to the nation's attention during the 1992 Presidential campaign after her heated discussion with Bill Clinton. "No Disrespect" describes the tense relationships between African-American women and men, as well as the Black church, drug dealers, guns, rappers, lesbians, adultery, and Black ... see all copies from $2.18! new only from $8.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Statistics: A Tool for Social Research more books like this by Dr. Joseph F Healey add to wishlist This text delivers a balance of conceptual and practical approaches to statistics. The author covers basic statistical concepts and techniques in a step-by-step manner, continually emphasizing the underlying logic and the social research contexts that make sense of it all. The book includes applications, examples, and exercises and integrated ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.98! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Family in Transition more books like this by Arlene S Skolnick add to wishlist This bestselling reader on families and intimate relationships identifies the most current trends, places them in historical context, and balances cutting-edge scholarship with perennial favorites. The authors, who are leading scholars, build each new edition from classic literature in a variety of disciplines as well as from the continuing stream ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Marriages and Families: Diversity and Change more books like this by Mary Ann Schwartz add to wishlist For undergraduate courses in Marriages & Families found in departments of Sociology and Psychology. Also found in departments of Child and Family Studies, Human Development, and Human Ecology. Marriages and Families: Diversity and Change empowers and challenges students to examine their personal belief systems and societal views to make informed ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.00! \| SVS
17 view cover	Public & Private Families: An Introduction more books like this by Andrew J Cherlin add to wishlist This edition examines the family through two lenses, the familiar private family in which we live most of our personal lives, and the public family in which adults deal with broader societal issues such as the care of the elderly, the increase of divorce, and childbearing outside marriage. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.95! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Population: An Introduction to Concepts and Issues more books like this by John Robert Weeks add to wishlist A well known and well respected author provides this comprehensive yet accessible book that introduces population issues, concepts and theories. While keeping larger population issues in perspective, it closely examines key factors in population processes, from fertility and mortality rates to agricultural production and urbanization. The text ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.87! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Marriage & Family: The Quest for Intimacy more books like this by Robert H Lauer, PH.D. add to wishlist Combining a positive and practical approach to the study of marriage and family life with a manageable amount of sociological theory and research citations, this text is centered on the theme of enhancing intimacy within marriage and the family. While providing a comprehensive overview of the progression from dating to marriage and family, the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Expanded Family Life Cycle: Individual, Family, and Social Perspectives more books like this by Betty Carter, Monica McGoldrick, M.A., M.S.W., Ph.D. add to wishlist This is the eagerly-awaited new edition of The Changing Family Life Cycle. Betty Carter and Monica McGoldrick are two of the best-known family therapists in the U.S. The authors have been particularly known for the introduction of feminist theory to family therapy. The new title, The Expanded Family Life Cycle, represents some of the sweeping ... see all copies from $21.99! new only from $87.50!
21 view cover	The Second Shift more books like this by Arlie Russell Hochschild add to wishlist As the majority of women entered the workforce, sociologist and Berkeley professor Hochschild was one of the first to talk about what really happens in dual-career households. This landmark study of two-career parents ranks in significance with "The Feminine Mystique" and "The Second Sex." see all copies from $2.08! new only from $4.76! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Why Men Don't Have a Clue and Women Always Need More Shoes: The Ultimate Guide to the Opposite Sex more books like this by Allan Pease, Barbara Pease add to wishlist The book that has topped the bestseller lists around the world is coming to America to give men and women a clue about how and why they are so different. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Two-Income Trap more books like this by Dr. Elizabeth Warren, Amelia Warren Tyagi add to wishlist In this revolutionary expos, Harvard Law School bankruptcy expert Elizabeth Warren and financial consultant Amelia Tyagi show that today's middle-class parents are increasingly trapped by financial meltdowns. Astonishingly, sending mothers to work has made families more vulnerable to financial disaster than ever before. Today's two-income family ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
24 view cover	You Just Don't Understand more books like this by Deborah Tannen, Ph.D. add to wishlist Tannen draws on her extensive and groundbreaking research to show that women and men live in different worlds, made of different words. Men use language to protect their independence and negotiate status, while women use language to seek confirmation and reinforce intimacy. This results in misunderstanding and communication breakdown--but Dr. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Basics of Social Research more books like this by Babbie add to wishlist This thorough revision of Babbie's standard-setting book presents a succinct, straightforward introduction to the field of research methods as practiced by social scientists. Contemporary examples such as terrorism, Alzheimer's disease, anti-gay prejudice and education, and the legalization of marijuana make this Fifth Edition thoroughly ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.75!

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