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NEW AND KEY FEATURES OF CHOICES IN RELATIONSHIPS, THIRTEENTH EDITION

• The Thirteenth Edition has been thoroughly revised and includes over 700 new research citations.
• Technology and the Family sections in each chapter explore how technology is the most pervasive influence on modern relationships today.
• Updated discussions of African American, immigrant, Asian American, and polyamorous (“poly”) marriages and families are reflective of American culture.
• Each chapter includes original and updated data on the topic being discussed, derived from 13,000 respondents to 100 relationship questions.
• New and expanded Culture and Diversity features highlight how culture affects the circumstances that inform personal choices regarding relationships and families.
• The themes of cultural diversity and inclusiveness are throughout all chapters.
• Self-Assessments provide scales for students to measure a particular aspect of themselves or their relationships.
• Applying Social Research boxes in each chapter focus primarily on research done with undergraduate students, emphasizing how current research is applicable to students’ lives and their relationships.  
• Each chapter includes a Technology insert relevant to the discussed topic, and discusses how advancements in technology affect individuals, couples, and families.
• Policies relevant to marriage and the family are covered in each chapter.
• The Personal Choices feature presents detailed discussions of personal choice dilemmas, challenging students to think critically and work through how they would approach choices in a variety of complex situations.
• Original data from over 13,000 respondents, collected by the authors and their colleagues, are included.
• This new edition features the Special Topics section on marriage and family careers and state of the art information about contraception and STIs.
• The Future of section at the end of each chapter features the authors predicting, based on trends found in the latest research studies, what the future is likely to hold for marriage, singlehood, parenting, divorce/remarriage, and other chapter topics.
• Each chapter ends with a summary formatted as questions and answers, with each relating to the chapter's Learning Objectives