The Marriage and Family Workbook: An Interactive Reader, Text, and Workbook Manis Ph.D., Robert

Product Description A supplementary text/reader/workbook that is designed to add more discussion and active learning to any marriage and family course. This innovative book combines narrative overviews of key marriage and family topics, short readings, and activities that can be performed in and out of class. The author uses an interdisciplinary approach, drawing from communication and psychology as well as sociology. Leading-edge material is included on topics like sociology of emotions, gay families, conflict and abuse, and sexual problems. Designed for courses in marriage and family, found in departments of family studies, sociology, and social science. From the Back Cover This is a workbook that is designed to add more discussion and active learning to the subject of family studies. This innovative book combines narrative overviews of key marriage and family topics, short readings, and activities that can be performed in and out of class. The author uses an interdisciplinary approach, drawing from communication and psychology as well as sociology. Included is leading-edge material on topics like sociology of emotions, gay families, conflict and abuse, and sexual problems. For anyone interested in family studies.