Sourcebook of family theory & research (Sage, 2005)
Includes bibliographical references and index
pt. I. Setting the context for future family research. 1. Theory and theorizing in family research / Vern L. Bengtson [and others]. Applying Kuhn's "Scientific structure of revolutions" to family science / Peggye Dilworth-Anderson -- The cyclical process of theory and data in science / David M. Klein -- 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 -- A scientific theory of the family? / Jonathan H. Turner -- Theorizing family: from the particular to the general / David Cheal -- 2. Contemporary and emerging theories in studying families / Peggye Dilworth-Anderson, Linda M. Burton, and David M. Klein. Application of Pepper's world hypotheses to family theories / Hilary A. Rose -- In search of a philosophical foundation for family theory and therapy / Norbert A. Wetzel -- Agony or ecstasy? Evolving theory and methods of the circumplex model / Judy Watson Tiesel and Dean Gorall -- On the use of probability in family theory / Jetse Sprey
3. Contemporary and emerging research methods in studying families / Alan C. Acock [and others]. Asking new questions of existing qualitative data / M. Elise Radina and Kimberly J.M. Downs -- Mixed methods: meaning and validity in the development of self-report items for children / Michael E. Woolley, Natasha K. Bowen, and Gary L. Bowen -- Analyzing family interaction patterns from videotapes over time / Kurt Kreppner -- Deductive qualitative analysis and family theory building / Jane F. Gilgun -- pt. II. Changing family patterns. 4. Explanations of family change: a family demographic perspective / Suzanne M. Bianchi and Lynne M. Casper. The new demographics of families / Farrell J. Webb -- Does marriage make people happier? Marriage, cohabitation, and trajectories in well-being / Kelly Musick -- Strengths and resilience in Chinese immigrant families: an initial effort of inquiry / Yan Ruth Xia, Zhi George Zhou, and Xiaolin Xie -- Family change: decline or resilience? / Paul R. Amato
5. Family composition and family transitions / David H. Demo, William S. Aquilino, and Mark A. Fine. Family disruption -- chaos versus havoc: a chaos theory (dynamical systems) view of family structure and change / Rory Remer -- Causal analysis of family structure effects / Tam M. Videon -- Predicting marital success or failure: Burgess and beyond / Ione Y. DeOllos -- The adjustment of children in divorced and remarried families / E. Mavis Hetherington -- 6. Decentering heteronormativity: a model for family studies / Ramona Faith Oswald, Libby Balter Blume, and Stephen R. Marks. Backward socialization and gay identity negotiation in families / Bertram J. Cohler -- Gay marriage and social science / Timothy J. Biblarz and Judith Stacey -- Reflections on queer theory and family science / Lawrence A. Kurdek -- 7. Theorizing and studying sibling ties in adulthood / Alexis J. Walker, Katherine R. allen, and Ingrid Arnet Connidis. Theorizing about sibling relationships when parents become frail / Victoria Hilkevitch Bedford
Twin studies and dementia / Keith E. Whitfield -- Reaching beyond the Dyad: research on adult siblings / Sarah H. Matthews -- Sibling relationships in childhood: implications for life-course study / Susan M. McHale and Ann C. Crouter -- 8. Ecological changes in ethnic families of color / Harriette Pipes McAdoo, Estella A. Martinez, and Hester Hughes. Empirical reality and vision: studying people of color / Tammy L. Henderson -- Methodological considerations in the study of families of color / Masako Ishii-Kuntz -- Black-white interracial marriage and multiracial families / Erica Chito Childs -- The demographics of the 21st-century family: examining race, ethnicity, and culture within geographic and generational context / Ana Mari Cauce -- 9. Advancing theory through research: the case of extrusion in stepfamilies / Margaret Crosbie-Burnett [and others]. Emotionally focused family therapy with stepfamilies / James L. Furrow, Brent Bradley, and Susan M. Johnson -- Exploring the diversity of stepfamily relationships / Maria Schmeeckle