Burlington Public Library MA

Taking sides, clashing views on controversial issues in family and personal relationships, edited, selected and with introductions by Gloria W. Bird and Michael J. Sporakowski

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Taking sides

bibliography

edited, selected and with introductions by Gloria W. Bird and Michael J. Sporakowski

clashing views on controversial issues in family and personal relationships

Are gender differences present at birth? / Steven Goldberg, Cynthia Fuchs Epstein -- Are women only victims in their roles as social support providers? / Deborah Belle, Micaela di Leonardo -- Have men's family roles changed? / Joseph H. Pleck, Steven L. Nock, Paul William Kingston -- Is marriage good for you? / Bryce J. Christensen, Liz Hodgkinson -- Should gays and lesbians fight for the right to marry? / Andrew Sullivan, Paula L. Ettelbrick -- Is it possible to be pro-life and pro-choice? / Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan, Orrin G. Hatch -- Is parenthood necessary for a good marriage? / Irving Sarnoff, Suzanne Sarnoff, J.E. Veevers -- Should surrogate parenting be permitted for infertile couples? / John A. Robertson, Herbert T. Krimmel -- Should pregnant teens marry the fathers of their babies? / P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Maris A. Vinovskis, Naomi Farber -- Does arrest reduce domestic violence? / Joan Meier ... [et al.] -- Would a "mommy track" benefit employed women? / Felice N. Schwartz, Barbara Ehrenreich, Deirdre English --Should the government establish special programs and policies for black youths and their families? / Ronald L. Taylor, Jean M. Granger -- Husband battering : is it a social problem? / Suzanne K. Steinmetz, Joseph A. Lucca, R. Emerson Dobash, Russell P. Dobash -- Are extramarital relationships becoming more frequent? / Lynn Atwater ... [et al.] -- Children of divorce : are they at greater risk? / Judith S. Wallerstein, David H. Demo, Alan C. Acock -- Do stepchildren need special policies and programs on their behalf? / Margaret Crosbie-Burnett ... [et al.] -- Is the success of remarriage doomed? / Andrew Cherlin, Ann Goetting