From the Book - Second edition enlarged with a new chapter on same-sex marriage.
Kinship: Why does kinship matter? ; How the family got started ; Enter the patriarchy --
Marriage: Marriage ; Divorce ; Live-ins --
Kinship groups: Belonging to a family ; Types of family ; Ascents and descents ; Three families at once --
Our three families: Family of orientation ; Family of procreation ; Family of affinity --
Family: Family defined ; Family law ; Children ; Adoption ; Adoption annulments ; Responsibilities to other relatives ; Grandparents' rights ; Grandparents resource test ; Miscellaneous ; Vital statistics --
Names: Surnames of married women ; Surnames of children ; First names ; Name changes --
Kinship and your health: Your genetic inheritance ; Al, in vitro, and surrogacy ; Medical charts ; Medical charts: Siblings. Self and spouse. Parents. Grandparents. Great-grandparents --
Tracing your family tree: Family history ; Immediate sources ; More distant sources ; Why research? --
Kinship and the future: Families in the future ; Kinship, who needs it? --
Kinship update : same-sex marriage.