Teresa Ciabattari 
Sociology of Families [EPUB ebook] 
Change, Continuity, and Diversity

1. Introduction
2. Defining Family
3. Sociological Methods and Theories in the Study of Families
4. Young Adults and the Transition to Adulthood
5. Marriage and Cohabitation
6. Divorce and Relationship Dissolution
7. Childhood
8. Parenting
9. Family Work
10. Family Lives of Older Adults
11. Family Violence
12. Social Policy and the Future of Families

Teresa Ciabattari is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Pacific Lutheran University. After earning her undergraduate degree in sociology at Santa Clara University, she went on to earn a Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of Washington. As a scholar of family sociology,  she has published articles on cohabitation, single mothers,  and household labor. She is also a scholar of teaching and learning, publishing and presenting on topics including teaching writing to sociology majors, using quantitative data in the classroom, and assessment of student learning. She regularly teaches courses on the sociology of family, research methods, statistics, and gender.