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Welcome to this Sociology of the Family Free Online textbook. I am the author and haveworked for over a year writing this textbook so that students can have a free alternative to the expensive textbooks currently being sold in campus bookstores. I have taughtSociology of The Family for over 20 years and have a Ph.D. in Family Studies fromBrigham Young University (Class of 1991). I have taught thousands of students how tounderstand the family using sociology as a framework for gaining insight and expertise in their study of the family. Most of my students did not continue on in the field of family studies. A few are professors in their own right and others are therapists practicing in their communities.

My bias toward the family is to provide you with information that is scientifically soundand practically useful. It is not enough for me to simply spread facts. I want to tellstudents what works, what doesn't work, and how to tell the difference in finding realsolutions to their own life troubles. Call it bias or just common sense, if you read thisbook you'll find more answers than questions. My first full-time gig as a professor ofsociology was in a community college where administrators demanded that we provide a service to our students that was worth the money they paid us for teaching. I havecontinued on in this professional commitment since then. Having said that, enjoy thetextbook.

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