Oxford University Press, 1993. 309 p.
A Place and a Social Institution
The Members of the Household,
Life in the Household,
Men and Women in a Special Relationship
Preliminaries to Marriage,
Weddings,
The Married Couple,
Procreation and Education
Conception and Birth,
Early Childhood,
Upbringing,
Relatives Past, Present, and Future
Kinship,
The Linking of Generations,
Ideas and Ideals
The Political Role of the Family,
The Emotional Role of the Family,
Epilogue: Toward the Twenty-first Century,
A Place and a Social Institution
The Members of the Household,
Life in the Household,
Men and Women in a Special Relationship
Preliminaries to Marriage,
Weddings,
The Married Couple,
Procreation and Education
Conception and Birth,
Early Childhood,
Upbringing,
Relatives Past, Present, and Future
Kinship,
The Linking of Generations,
Ideas and Ideals
The Political Role of the Family,
The Emotional Role of the Family,
Epilogue: Toward the Twenty-first Century,