Includes bibliographical references and index

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 -- Relationships, processes, and roles in families -- Dating and mate selection -- Marital relationships in the twenty-first century