Taking sides. Clashing views on controversial issues in family and personal relationships / [electronic resource] edited, selected, and with introductions by Gloria W. Bird and Michael J. Sporakowski.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Are gender differences present at birth? / Steven Goldberg, Cynthia Fuchs Epstein -- Are women only victims in their roles as social support providers? / Deborah Belle, Micaela di Leonardo -- Have men's family roles changed? / Joseph H. Pleck, Steven L. Nock, Paul William Kingston -- Is marriage good for you? / Bryce J. Christensen, Liz Hodgkinson -- Should gays and lesbians fight for the right to marry? / Andrew Sullivan, Paula L. Ettelbrick -- Is it possible to be pro-life and pro-choice? / Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan, Orrin G. Hatch -- Is parenthood necessary for a good marriage? / Irving Sarnoff, Suzanne Sarnoff, J.E. Veevers -- Should surrogate parenting be permitted for infertile couples? / John A. Robertson, Herbert T. Krimmel -- Should pregnant teens marry the fathers of their babies? / P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Maris A. Vinovskis, Naomi Farber -- Does arrest reduce domestic violence? / Joan Meier ... [et al.] -- Would a "mommy track" benefit employed women? / Felice N. Schwartz, Barbara Ehrenreich, Deirdre English --

Should the government establish special programs and policies for black youths and their families? / Ronald L. Taylor, Jean M. Granger -- Husband battering : is it a social problem? / Suzanne K. Steinmetz, Joseph A. Lucca, R. Emerson Dobash, Russell P. Dobash -- Are extramarital relationships becoming more frequent? / Lynn Atwater ... [et al.] -- Children of divorce : are they at greater risk? / Judith S. Wallerstein, David H. Demo, Alan C. Acock -- Do stepchildren need special policies and programs on their behalf? / Margaret Crosbie-Burnett ... [et al.] -- Is the success of remarriage doomed? / Andrew Cherlin, Ann Goetting.