Family theory and multicultural family studies / S. Smith -- The Family in western history / B. B. Ingoldsby -- Comparative research methodolgy / G. R. Lee -- Family origin and universality / B. B. Ingoldsby -- Patterns of kinship and residence / M. E. Stanton -- Marital structure / B. B. Ingoldsby -- Mate selection and marriage / B. B. Ingoldsby -- Parents' socialization of children / D. T. Heath -- Divorce: a comparative perspective / P. C. McKenry and S. J. Price -- Chinese families in later life / W. H. Meredith and D. A. Abbott -- Women and house holds in the third world / S. Smith -- House hold division of labor in industrial societies / L. L. Haas -- Gender relations and marital power / J. O. Balswick and J. K. Balswick -- Looking back, looking forward: African American families in sociohistorical perspective / N. J. Burgess -- Poverty and patriarchy in Latin America / B. B. Ingoldsby -- Public policy and poverty: a framework for analysis / R. H. Norem and S. Smith.