This provocative volume is comprised of psychological, socioeconomic, and cultural perspectives on couple dynamics, gender roles, and the future of marriage. Featuring data on married, cohabitating, male/female, and same-sex couples, the book's studies analyze the changing impact of work, parenting, and of particular interest, the health benefits of marriage on men and women. Trajectories of the evolution toward gender equality set the stage for how couple relationships reflect contemporary women's and men's experiences as parents and partners. And contributors keep a sharp focus on the...

This unique volume advances the literature on sleep and health by illuminating the impacts of family dynamics on individuals' quality and quantity of sleep. Its lifespan perspective extends across childhood, adolescence, adulthood and older age considering both phenomena of individual development and family system dynamics, particularly parent-child and marital relationships. It extends, as well, to the broader contexts of social disparities in sleep as a significant health behavior. Emerging concepts and practical innovations include ancestral roots of sleep in family contexts, sleep...