Part I: Exploring a model of family decision-making -- 1: Sex roles and decisions -- 2: Discussions and agreements -- 3: Conflict and negotiation -- 4: Power and outcomes -- 5: Silent arrangements -- Part II: Applying the model -- 6: Dating and premarital decision-making -- 7: Younger couples -- 8: Parents and children -- 9: Parents and adolescents -- 10: Mid-life couples -- 11: Decision-making among senior couples -- 12: Decision-making among alternative lifestyles -- 13: Family decision-making and social policy
Analysis
United States Families Decision making
United States Families Decision making - Sociological perspectives
Notes
Includes index
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-302) and index