International Handbook on the Demography of Marriage and the Family

This handbook provides a global perspective on contemporary demographic theories and studies of marriage and the family. Inside, readers will find a comprehensive analysis that enables demographic comparison between and across international borders.  Coverage is centered around four main sections that present a history of marriage and the family, detail relevant data and measurement concerns, examine global marriage practices, analyze interactions of such demographic characteristics as age, sex, and race with marriage and the family, and consider public policy, contemporary trends, and future directions. In addition, the book includes research on current social issues such as alternative family structures, cohabitation, divorce, boomerang children, and adoption. The family is universal but extremely varied in form and function. This handbook provides students, researchers, and policymakers with an all-inclusive, international demographic analysis that fully investigates the diverse nature of the modern family.

D. Nicole Farris is an Associate Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Texas A&M University-Commerce. Her major areas of research include gender, demography, marriage/family, and methodology. Her most recent edited book (with D’Lane Compton and Andrea Herrera), “Race, Gender, and Sexuality in the Digital Age” will be published in late 2019 with Springer Publishers.  A.J.J. Bourque is a graduate student in the field of children’s and adolescent literature in the Department of Literature and Language at Texas A&M University-Commerce. His current research interests include masculinity, the subconscious, and Jungian archetypes. Bourque is the author of two young adult novels.