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Sourcebook of Family Theory and Research
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Sourcebook of Family Theory and Research

December 2004 | 688 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
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Sponsored by the National Council on Family Relations, the Sourcebook of Family Theory and Research is the definitive reference work on theory and methods for family scholars and students around the world. This volume provides a diverse, eclectic, and paradoxically mature approach to theorizing, and demonstrates how the development of theory is crucial to the future of family research.

The Sourcebook reflects an interactive approach that focuses on the process of theory building and designing research, thereby engaging readers in "doing" theory rather than simply reading about it. An accompanying Web site, http:/www.sagepub.com/bengtson, offers additional participation and interaction in the process of doing theory and making science.

The Sourcebook is an excellent addition to any academic library. It is an authoritative reference for scholars and researchers in Human Development and Family Studies, Sociology, Social Work, and Psychology. In addition, the Sourcebook can also be used in graduate courses on family theory and methodology.

Pauline Boss
Foreword
 
Preface
 
Part I: Setting the Context for Future Family Research
Vern L. Bengtson, Alan C. Acock, Katherine R. Allen, Peggye Dilworth-Anderson, and David M. Klein
Chapter 1. Theory and Theorizing in Family Research
Spotlight on Theory: Applying Kuhn's "Scientific Structure of Revolutions" to Family Science

Peggye Dilworth-Anderson
Spotlight on Methods: The Cyclical Process of Theory and Data in Science

David M. Klein
Case Study: The Use of Explicit Theory in Family Research: A Case Analysis of the Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1990-1999

Alan C. Taylor and Aparna Bagdi
Case Study: A Scientific Theory of the Family?

Jonathan H. Turner
Discussion and Extension: Theorizing Family: From the Particular to the General

David Cheal
Peggye Dilworth-Anderson, Linda M. Burton, and David M. Klein
Chapter 2. Contemporary and Emerging Theories in Studying Families
Spotlight on Theory: Application of Pepper's World Hypotheses to Family Theories

Hilary A. Rose
Spotlight on Theory: In Search of a Philosophical Foundation for Family Theory and Therapy

Norbert A. Wetzel
Case Study: Agony or Ecstasy? Evolving Theory and Methods of the Circumplex Model

Judy Watson Tiesel and Dean Gorall
Case Study: On the Use of Probability in Family Theory

Jetse Sprey
Alan C. Acock, Manfred H. M. van Dulmen, Katherine R. Allen, and Fred P. Piercy
Chapter 3. Contemporary and Emerging Research Methods in Studying Families
Spotlight on Methods: Asking New Questions of Existing Qualitative Data

M. Elise Radina and Kimberly J. M. Downs
Case Study: Mixed Methods: Meaning and Validity in the Development of Self-Report Items for Children

Michael E. Woolley, Natasha K. Bowen, and Gary L. Bowen
Case Study: Analyzing Family Interaction Patterns From Videotapes Over Time

Kurt Kreppner
Discussion and Extension: Deductive Qualitative Analysis and Family Theory Building

Jane F. Gilgun
 
Part II: Changing Family Patterns
Suzanne M. Bianchi and Lynne M. Casper
Chapter 4. Explanations of Family Change: A Family Demographic Perspective
Spotlight on Theory: The New Demographics of Families

Farrell J. Webb
Spotlight on Methods: Does Marriage Make People Happier? Marriage, Cohabitation, and Trajectories in Well-Being

Kelly Musick
Case Study: Strengths and Resilience in Chinese Immigrant Families: An Initial Effort of Inquiry

Yan Ruth Xia, Zhi George Zhou, and Xiaolin Xie
Discussion and Extension: Family Change: Decline or Resilience?

Paul R. Amato
David H. Demo, William S. Aquilino, and Mark A. Fine
Chapter 5. Family Composition and Family Transitions
Spotlight on Theory: Family Disruption--Chaos Versus Havoc: A Chaos Theory (Dynamical Systems) View of Family Structure and Change

Rory Remer
Spotlight on Methods: Causal Analysis of Family Structure Effects

Tami M. Videon
Case Study: Predicting Marital Success or Failure: Burgess and Beyond

Ione Y. DeOllos
Discussion and Extension: The Adjustment of Children in Divorced and Remarried Families

E. Mavis Hetherington
Ramona Faith Oswald, Libby Balter Blume, and Stephen R. Marks
Chapter 6. Decentering Heteronormativity: A Model for Family Studies
Case Study: Backward Socialization and Gay Identity Negotiation in Families

Bertram J. Cohler
Case Study: Gay Marriage and Social Science

Timothy J. Biblarz and Judith Stacey
Discussion and Extension: Reflections on Queer Theory and Family Science

Lawrence A. Kurdek
Chapter 7. Theorizing and Studying Sibling Ties in Adulthood

Alexis J. Walker, Katherine R. Allen, and Ingrid Arnet Connidis
Spotlight on Theory: Theorizing About Sibling Relationships When Parents Become Frail

Victoria Hilkevitch Bedford
Spotlight on Methods: Twin Studies and Dementia

Keith E. Whitfield
Case Study: Reaching Beyond the Dyad: Research on Adult Siblings

Sarah H. Matthews
Discussion and Extension: Sibling Relationships in Childhood: Implications for Life-Course Study

Susan M. McHale and Ann C. Crouter
Harriette Pipes McAdoo, Estella A. Martínez, and Hester Hughes
Chapter 8. Ecological Changes in Ethnic Families of Color
Spotlight on Theory: Empirical Reality and Vision: Studying People of Color

Tammy L. Henderson
Spotlight on Methods: Methodological Considerations in the Study of Families of Color

Masako Ishii-Kuntz
Case Study: Black-White Interracial Marriage and Multiracial Families

Erica Chito Childs
Discussion and Extension: The Demographics of the 21st-Century Family: Examining Race, Ethnicity, and Culture Within Geographic and Generational Context

Ana Mari Cauce
Margaret Crosbie-Burnett, Edith A. Lewis, Summer Sullivan, Jessica Podolsky, Rosane Mantilla de Souza, and Victoria Mitrani
Chapter 9. Advancing Theory Through Research: The Case of Extrusion in Stepfamilies
Spotlight on Theory: Emotionally Focused Family Therapy With Stepfamilies

James L. Furrow, Brent Bradley, and Susan M. Johnson
Spotlight on Methods: Exploring the Diversity of Stepfamily Relationships

Maria Schmeeckle
Case Study: Identity Enactment and Verification in Gay and Lesbian Stepfamilies

Brad van Eeden-Moorefield, Kari Henley, and Kay Pasley
Discussion and Extension: Leaving Whose Home? When Stepchildren Leave Is it Always Extrusion?

Lawrence H. Ganong and Marilyn Coleman
 
Part III: Changing Family Interactions Within and Across Generations
Kerry J. Daly and John Beaton
Chapter 10. Through the Lens of Time: How Families Live in and Through Time
Spotlight on Theory: Family in and Beyond Time

Andrew J. Weigert
Spotlight on Methods: The Experience Sampling Method

Jennifer A. Schmidt
Case Study: Viewing Time Through the Eyes of Overscheduled Children and Their Underconnected Families

Yvette V. Perry and William J. Doherty
Discussion and Extension: Time and Time Again: A Critical Look at Order in Family Life

Barbara H. Fiese
Jason S. Carroll, Stan J. Knapp, and Thomas B. Holman
Chapter 11. Theorizing About Marriage
Spotlight on Theory: Theory-Driven Couple Evaluation

Luciano L'Abate
Spotlight on Methods: Studying Marriages Longitudinally

Frank D. Fincham and Thomas N. Bradbury
Case Study: Cultural Narratives and Individual Experiences in Relationships

Richard Bulcroft, Linda Smeins, and Kris Bulcroft
Case Study: Couples Under Stress: Studying Change in Dyadic Closeness and Distance

Yoav Lavee
Discussion and Extension: Theorizing the Particulars of Marriage

Bert N. Adams
Aline G. Sayer and Mary Maguire Klute
Chapter 12. Analyzing Couples and Families: Multilevel Methods
Spotlight on Theory: Personality and Family Process

James E. Deal, Charles F. Halverson, Jr., and Valerie Havill
Spotlight on Theory: Families in Community Contexts

Jay A. Mancini, Gary L. Bowen, and James A. Martin
Discussion and Extension: A Comment on the Use of Multilevel Methods in Family Research

James M. White and Jay D. Teachman
Loreen N. Olson, Mark A. Fine, and Sally A. Lloyd
Chapter 13. Theorizing About Aggression Between Intimates: A Dialectical Approach
Spotlight on Theory: Family Resilience

Charles H. Huber
Spotlight on Methods: Holding Multiple Theories in Our Hands: Advanced Dialectical Research Methods

Deborah A. Davis and Edward Read Barton
Case Study: An Ecological Perspective on an Intergenerational Family Problem

Lawrence B. Schiamberg and Daphna Gans
Discussion and Extension: The Challenges and Promise of a Dialectical Approach to Theorizing About Intimate Violence

Claire M. Renzetti
Randal D. Day, Charlie Lewis, Margaret O'Brien, and Michael E. Lamb
Chapter 14. Fatherhood and Father Involvement: Emerging Constructs and Theoretical Orientations
Case Study: Incarceration and Reentry of Fathers Into the Lives of Their Families

Joyce A. Arditti, Alan C. Acock, and Randal D. Day
Case Study: The Unanticipated Consequences of Promoting Father Involvement: A Feminist Perspective

Yoshie Sano
Discussion and Extension: Fathers, Fatherhood, and Families: (Re)Casting Issues of Diversity Into Forming and Re-forming Conceptualizations

Vivian L. Gadsden and R. Karl Rethemeyer
Martin Pinquart and Rainer K. Silbereisen
Chapter 15. Influences of Parents and Siblings on the Development of Children and Adolescents
Spotlight on Theory: Parental Acceptance-Rejection Theory

Ronald P. Rohner
Spotlight on Methods: Observational Methods for Studying Families

Lorraine C. Taylor and Melissa A. Barnett
Case Study: Parent-Adolescent Relationships: Integrating Attachment and Bowenian Family Systems Theories

Mark K. Benson
Discussion and Extension: The Role of Families in Developmental Continuity and Change During Adolescence

Jennifer L. Matjasko and Katherine A. Paz
Ruth Katz, Ariela Lowenstein, Judith Phillips, and Svein Olav Daatland
Chapter 16. Theorizing Intergenerational Family Relations: Solidarity, Conflict, and Ambivalence in Cross-National Contexts
Spotlight on Methods: Qualitative Approaches to the Study of Intergenerational Relations

Gay Becker
Case Study: Testing Theories About Intergenerational Exchanges

Merril Silverstein
Case Study: Recent Shifts in Family Support for Older People in Ghana

Isabella Aboderin
Discussion and Extension: Theorizing Intergenerational Relations Across Societies

G. Clare Wenger
 
Part IV: Families and Larger Social Forces
Ralph LaRossa, Wendy Simonds, and Donald C. Reitzes
Chapter 17. Culture, Cognition, and Parenthood
Spotlight on Theory: The Evolution of Parenting

David C. Bell
Spotlight on Methods: Studying Foster and Adoptive Parent-Child Relationships

Katharine P. Leslie
Case Study: River of Grief: Hearing Parents and Siblings Following Child Death

Colleen I. Murray and Kathleen R. Gilbert
Discussion and Extension: Parenthood, Parenting, and Marital Interactions

Debra Umberson and Belinda L. Needham
Lee Ann De Reus, April L. Few, and Libby Balter Blume
Chapter 18. Multicultural and Critical Race Feminisms: Theorizing Families in the Third Wave
Spotlight on Theory: Veiled Heads: A Middle Eastern Feminist Perspective

Manijeh Daneshpour
Spotlight on Methods: Kentucky Homeless Mothers

Joanna M. Badagliacco
Case Study: Challenges Faced by Nonelite Women in Higher Education

Norma Burgess
Discussion and Extension: Integrating Youth Into Our Feminist Theory, Research, and Practice

Kristine M. Baber
Robert Flynn Corwyn and Robert H. Bradley
Chapter 19. Socioeconomic Status and Childhood Externalizing Behaviors: A Structural Equation Framework
Case Study: Multisite, Mixed-Methods Study of Rural Low-Income Families

Bonnie Braun and Elaine A. Anderson
Discussion and Extension: Promoting Positive Youth Development Across Variations in Socioeconomic Status: Framing the Structural Equation Modeling Approach Within a Developmental Systems Perspective

Christina Theokas and Richard M. Lerner
Shelley M. MacDermid, Kevin Roy, and Anisa M. Zvonkovic
Chapter 20. Don't Stop at the Borders: Theorizing Beyond Dichotomies of Work and Family
Spotlight on Theory: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Work-Family Conflict

Josip Obradovic and Mira Cudina
Spotlight on Methods: Methodological Challenges in Theorizing the Work-Family Complex

Suraj Commuri
Case Study:The Interface of Elder Caregiving and Paid Employment

Judy L. Singleton
Discussion and Extension: Suggestions for a Multilevel Reframing of Work-Family Theory

Joseph G. Grzywacz, Angela J. Hattery, and Patricia Voydanoff
Linda M. Chatters and Robert Joseph Taylor
Chapter 21. Religion and Families
Spotlight on Theory: "Good Enough" Theorizing About Families, Spirituality, and Religion: Facing Our Own Fundamentalism

Carla M. Dahl
Spotlight on Methods: Measurement Issues in the Study of Religion and Spirituality

Jacqueline S. Mattis
Case Study: Links Between Families and Religion

Don Swenson, Jerry G. Pankhurst, and Sharon K. Houseknecht
Discussion and Extension: How Highly Religious Families Strive to Fulfill Sacred Purposes

David C. Dollahite and Loren D. Marks
Phyllis Moen and Scott Coltrane
Chapter 22. Families, Theories, and Social Policy
Spotlight on Theory: Families and Policy: Health Issues of Older Women

Karen A. Roberto
Spotlight on Methods: Investigating Child Abuse Investigations

Jennifer A. Reich
Case Study: Theoretical Threads Weave the Foundation for Family Policy Research

Lydia Blalock, Pamela A. Monroe, and M. E. Betsy Garrison
Discussion and Extension: Thoughts on Families and Public Policy as Viewed by Phyllis Moen and Scott Coltrane

Joan Aldous
 
Part V: Preparing the Next Generation of Family Scholars
Velma McBride Murry, Paul C. Rosenblatt, and Elizabeth Wieling
23. College Professors' Conversations About Teaching Family Theories
Spotlight on Theory: Walking the Walk: Teaching Systems Theory by Doing Theory

Gail G. Whitchurch
Spotlight on Theory: Human Ecology Theory for the 21st Century

Lillian A. Phenice and Robert J. Griffore
Spotlight on Theory: Teaching Theory 101A

Denise Berg
Spotlight on Methods: Linking Theory, Methods, Community Wisdom, and Local Need

James M. Frabutt
Case Study: A Family With Gender Inequality: Theory in Clinical Teaching

Thomas W. Blume and Charles Lee Cole
Constance L. Shehan and Theodore N. Greenstein
Chapter 24. Teaching Methods of Family Research
Spotlight on Methods: Making Statistics Come Alive

Walter R. Schumm
Spotlight on Methods: Developing Professional Skills in Methods: Writing Grant Proposals

Chalandra M. Bryant
Case Study: Getting to the Bottom of the Spanking Debate: Bringing in the Ethics of Research

Robyn L. Mowery and Lynda H. Walters
Vern L. Bengtson, Katherine R. Allen, David M. Klein, Peggye Dilworth-Anderson, and Alan C. Acock
Chapter 25. Controversies and Firestorms: An Epilogue
Spotlight on Methods: Are You a "Positivist"? An Epistemological Self-Assessment

David M. Klein
Spotlight on Theory: Where Does Queer Theory Take Us?

Stan J. Knapp and Camille S. Williams
Spotlight on Theory: Pushing the Boundaries of the Sourcebook

Katherine R. Allen
 
Author Index
 
Subject Index
 
About the Editors

"This comprehensive text provides a rich source of perspectives on theorising about the family for scholars, researchers, and students.  Another of the book's strengths is the emphasis on multimethod approaches in family research.  The book covers an impressive range of topics and issues - marital happiness, adjustment of children in divorce marriages, gay marriage, sibling ties, ethnic families of colour, stepfamilies, aggression culture, work and family, religion, and social policy, to name a few.  In summary, this superb volume is highly recommended and amply reflects the many contemporary perspectives on the family." —Philip Siebler, Monash University, Victoria

Philip Siebler
Monash University, Victoria
Journal of Family Studies

"The Sourcebook of Family Theory & Research provides an abundance of information relevant for training and educating couple and family counselors."

Aaron H. Oberman
The Citadel
The Family Journal

I am going to use this book for my family theories course.

Dr Hyun-Joo Jeon
COE/HDFS, University Of Nevada-Reno
September 3, 2014
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Excellent book!! LOVE it.

Professor Carol Bruess
Communications Dept, University Of St Thomas
March 3, 2014
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