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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Pet/Human Bonding: Applications, Conceptual and Research Issues -- Pets as Family Members -- The Social Meanings of Pets: Alternative Roles for Companion Animals -- Introduction -- Pets as Statements: The Projective Function -- Pets as Social Lubricants: The Sociability Function -- Pets as People: The Surrogate Function -- Conclusions and Implications: The Social Import of Pets -- Initiation and Maintenance of the Human-Animal Bond: Familial Roles from a Learning Perspective -- Overview

The first book of its kind, Homosexuality and Family Relations focuses on the effects of homosexuality and being homosexual on individuals in families and on the family as a group. Edited by Frederick W. Bozett, RN, DNS, and Marvin B. Sussman, PhD, this informative and enlightening volume examines the multiple varieties of family forms in which gay men and lesbians live, addresses the ramifications of homosexuality on family relationships, and explores the countless aspects of parenthood as they are experienced by gay men and lesbians, including adoption and foster care by lesbians and gay men

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- About the Editors -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Stepfamilies from a Historical Perspective -- Stepfamilies in 1984 and Today-A Scholarly Perspective -- Confronting Nuclear Family Bias in Stepfamily Research -- Step-Family Variations -- How Society Views Stepfamilies -- Stepfamilies from the Stepfamily's Perspective -- Stepfamily as Project -- Stepfamilies from the Child's Perspective: From Stepfamily to Close Relationships -- Stepfamilies from Siblings' Perspectives -- The Stepparent Role from a Gender Perspective -- Stepfamily Therapy from the Client's Perspective -- Current Knowledge About Child Abuse in Stepfamilies -- Stepfamilies from a Legal Perspective -- Stepfamilies from a Policy Perspective: Guidance from the Empirical Literature -- Stepfamily Policy from the Perspective of a Stepfamily Organisation -- Family Life Education Programs for Stepfamilies -- Step- and Foster Families: A Comparison -- Index.