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YOUR COURSE MATERIALS

Strong/Devault/CohenThe Marriage & Family Experience: Intimate Relationships in a Changing Society, 10e

You will…

— be tested— receive homework

assignments— have reading assignments

…from these materials

WHY DO I NEED THE BOOK?

Nine in ten professors (90%) say that students would do better if they made greater user of the assigned textbook.Students’ pass rates, retention rates and grades improve when they employ supplemental materials in addition to their textbooks.

Zogby International, 2006

WHAT’S SO DIFFERENT ABOUT THE NEW EDITION?—The book has been streamlined and is now more concise at 15 chapters.

—"Popular Culture" feature includes a discussion of media and how it reflects and/or impacts modern families, with topics such as the 'family values' debate over Sponge Bob Square Pants and gender in video games.

—Coverage of high-interest issues such as the rights and benefits of marriage (or the rights not enjoyed by non-hetero couples), the meaning of virginity, conceptualizing a disaster (such as 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina), are explored in the new feature "Issues & Insights."

GET THE GRADE RESOURCES!

— Study Guide— Marriage & Families

Activities Workbook— Free Companion Website

FREE COMPANION WEBSITE!

Great for test prep!

ANYTHING TO HELP STUDENTS WITHOUT COMPUTERS?

— Study Guide

Contains a chapter focus statement, key learning objectives, key terms with page references, chapter outlines, assignments, critical thinking questions, Internet activities and websites, and practice tests. ISBN for Study Guide:

0495100382  

ANYTHING TO HELP STUDENTS WITHOUT COMPUTERS?

— Marriage & Families Activities Workbook

What are your risks of divorce? Do you have healthy dating practices? What is your cultural and ancestral heritage and how does it affect your family relationships? The answers to these and many more questions are found in this workbook of nearly a hundred interactive self-assessment quizzes designed for students studying marriage and family.

ISBN for Activities Workbook:0534273599  

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STUDENTS…PLEASE READ

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