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Social Problems & the Quality of Life

2 reviews
Robert H. Lauer, Jeanette C. Lauer

McGraw-Hill Companies, 2003

Great Book
This is a book purchase for school on Amazon at a lower price than the bookstore at school.

How to Survive and Thrive in an Empty Nest: Reclaiming Your Life When Your Children Have Grown

2 reviews
Jeanette C. Lauer, Robert H. Lauer

New Harbinger Publications, 1999

Survive and Thrive in an Empty Nest: reclaiming your life wh
excellent format and great ideas for parents in empty nest or approaching that time of life, knowledgeable authors in their field, examples of their own life experiences insightful

Intimacy on the Run: Staying Close When So Much Keeps You Apart
Jeanette C. Lauer, Robert H. Lauer

Dimensions for Living, 1996

Marriage and Family

1 review
Robert H. Lauer, Jeanette C. Lauer

McGraw-Hill Education, 1990

Don't Marry Without It!
Classic sociologic treatise on mariage, familly, and the quest for intimacy! Easy, enjoyable reading, but written by a social scientist and, therefore based on empirical studies not "Chopra-like" love peptalks. Discusses the legitamacy of common American beliefs on the basis of what social science reveals. Used in the past as social science text for marriage and family-type sourses!

For Better and Better: Building a Healthy Marriage for a Lifetime
Jeanette C. Lauer, Robert H. Lauer

Dimensions for Living, 1995

Affirming that despite difficult times, a marriage can get better and better, the authors show married couples how to build a lasting, healthy marriage--beginning and ending in a shared faith in Christ. After working with more than 450 couples, the Lauers have identified nine ingredients needed for a fulfilling marriage, which they share in this volume.

Love Never Ends: Growing Together in Marriage and Faith

1 review
Robert H. Lauer, Jeanette C. Lauer

Upper Room Books, 2002

Great Family Devotional Guide
I've read through At Home with God and will use the material with my school-age children. As a single parent, it is hard to find ways to spend devotional time with younger elementary kids. Too much is going on and I'm tired at the end of the day, but this book's premise is based on my scenario--and the ways all families operate today! We'll be able to pick up the book, turn to the day's ...

The Play Solution

McGraw-Hill, 1899

Top marriage experts present the first practical guide for using play to add excitement to any intimate relationship Boredom dooms many relationships and often leads to divorce. In their search for the elusive key to happy coupling, the authors of The Play Solution interviewed hundreds of couples and found that the happiest of them agree on one thing: the couple that plays together, stays together. In The Play Solution , ...

Sociology Windows on Society: An Anthology

Roxbury Pub Co., 2002

The much-awaited Sixth Edition of the classic best-seller SOCIOLOGY: WINDOWS ON SOCIETY (An Anthology) has been significantly updated with fourteen new sections. The reader continues to draw upon both contemporary sources and the classical literature of sociology to explore the nature of social life - with an emphasis on issues of gender, race/ethnicity, and inequality. The editors have chosen articles that challenge preconceived notions and ...

Social Problems and the Quality of Life with OLC
Robert H. Lauer, Jeanette C. Lauer

McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2005

Focusing on quality of life, this text defines what a social problem is and then addresses specific issues?for example, how can one gain a sociological understanding of social problems? What kinds of critical thinking should one engage in and what kinds should one avoid in attempting to understand social problems? How is the quality of one's life affected by particular problems? What causes these problems and how can we resolve them? Part One ...

Sociology: Contours of Society
Robert H. Lauer, Jeanette C. Lauer

Roxbury Publishing Company, 1998

Robert and Jeanette Lauer's Sociology: Contours of Society offers comprehensive but concise coverage in an affordable paperback format that does not overwhelm students. This unique text speaks to students. Its student-oriented, conversational writing style and inviting design connects with students on their own level--and asks them to apply what they learn to their own lives. Many examples, vignettes, and inserts include student-written ...

No Secrets?: How Much Honesty Is Good for Your Marriage
Jeanette C. Lauer, Robert H. Lauer

Zondervan, 1993

Rooted in Scripture and filled with case studies from the authors' files, this book shows the reader how to deal with such things as: the trap of little white lies; the temptation to be a parental spouse; the pressure to keep family secrets; the nature of "selfish honesty"--which some think is Christian, but which is destructive to a relationship--and the ways to build an honest marital and family life.

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