03101cam a22004098i 4500 21796784 OSt 20250913152410.0 201110s2021 nyu b 001 0 eng 9781265815578 [paperback] University of Cebu-Banilad eng rda DLC 23 Olson, David H., author. Marriages and families : intimacy, diversity, and strengths / David H. Olson, University of Minnesota, John DeFrain, University of Nebraska, Linda Skogrand, Utah State University. Marriages & families Tenth Edition. New York, NY : McGraw Hill, c2022. xxx, 506 (A-1 - I-31) pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Gender and Development Collection Includes bibliographical references and index. Part I The social context of intimate relationships -- Part II Dynamics of intimate relationships -- Part III Stages of intimate relationships -- Part IV Challenges and opportunities -- Appendices "Three distinctive themes have guided our efforts in writing this book, and they are woven throughout the text. The first is intimacy, and our focus is on how to develop and maintain close relationships. Most people seek connectedness and want to be involved in intimate relationships, the most intimate being marriage and family. This book is full of ideas, principles, and suggestions for building and keeping intimate relationships in your life. As a result, we hope this will be a book that you will want to keep and refer to throughout your life. The second key theme is marital and family strengths. The family strengths perspective is based on the premise that if you approach relationships from a "problem-oriented" perspective, you will find problems. If you look for strengths, you will find strengths. Growing numbers of family educators and family therapists are using this approach today, helping families recognize their own strengths and use them as a foundation for positive growth. In Chapter 1, we identify a number of strengths that have been found to be present in healthy marriages and families all over the world. Throughout the book, we show how these strengths help families provide healthy and nurturing settings that promote the growth and well-being of individual family members, better enabling them to face the challenges and solve the problems they encounter" Adult Lauron, Rodello General Education General Education : Sociology English Families United States Psychological aspects. Marriage United States Psychological aspects. Intimacy (Psychology) Communication in families United States. DeFrain, John D., author. Skogrand, Linda, author. ddc BK adryann[new] 09/03/2025 13926 13926 0 0 ddc 0 0 UCBL_MAIN UCBL_MAIN SUBJ.REF 2025-09-03 New Century 8195.00 0 306.850973 Ol84 2022 3UCBL000028427 2025-09-03 2025-09-03 SR