Understanding Families, Divorce, and Adoption

Understanding Families, Divorce, and Adoption
By K. Bucher|M. L. Manning
Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall

Relationships with parents and other family members are important to young adults. Differences of opinion over dress, curfews, and length and color of hair, as well as more serious concerns such as excessive alcohol consumption (either among the parents or the young person), physical or sexual abuse, or neglect, can exact a considerable toll on both adults and young people. While the two-parent family with a couple of children still exists today, many different family makeups and even some dysfunctional or disintegrating families also occur. One-parent homes, as well as homes with stepparents, foster children, and other family arrangements, are common today and are therefore reflected in books that young adults read.

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