Marriage and the family in Britain today : a survey by the General Synod Board for Social Responsibility

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and bibliography, p. 49-50.; "In general the booklet attempts to face realistically the drastic changes which society is undergoing, and which affect so vitally the climate in which married life and family life have to be lived. It tries to be realistic about the problems while fearlessly adhering to the insights which the Church has received by revelation and proved by long experience". -- Foreword.; Contents divided into four main sections: The Standpoint of Theology -- Men, Women and Marriage -- Parents and Their Children -- The Family and the Community.; Contents: Foreword by the Bishop of Leicester / Ronald [i.e. Ronald Ralph Williams] -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The Standpoint of Theology -- Changing Relationships between Men and Women -- Sexuality in Marriage -- Varieties of Sexual Behaviour -- The Married Couple and the Outside World -- A Permanent Relationship ? -- Ideological Challenges to Marriage -- Single-parent Families -- Family Planning -- Population Planning ? -- Unwanted Pregnancies: the Problem of Abortion -- The Family in its Social Setting -- The Physical Environment -- Mothers at Work -- The Pre-School Years -- The Impact of School -- Children and their Ageing Parents -- The Family and the Community -- Notes on the General Synod Debate -- Points for Discussion -- A Short Reading List.

Subjects: Marriage - Great Britain; Family - Great Britain; Marriage - Religious aspects - Church of England; Family - Religious aspects - Church of England; Man-woman relationships - Religious aspects - Church of England; Birth control - Religious aspects - Church of England; Contraception - Religious aspects - Church of England