Sourcebook of Family Theory and Research

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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. Cover Contents Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Part I: SETTING THE CONTEXT FOR FUTURE FAMILY RESEARCH 1 - THEORY AND THEORIZING IN FAMILY RESEARCH 2 - CONTEMPORARY AND EMERGING THEORIES IN STUDYING FAMILIES 3 - CONTEMPORARY AND EMERGING RESEARCH METHODS IN STUDYING FAMILIES Part II: CHANGING FAMILY PATTERNS 4 - EXPLANATIONS OF FAMILY CHANGE 5 - FAMILY COMPOSITION AND FAMILY TRANSITIONS 6 - DECENTERING HETERONORMATIVITY 7 - THEORIZING AND STUDYING SIBLING TIES IN ADULTHOOD 8 - ECOLOGICAL CHANGES IN ETHNIC FAMILIES OF COLOR 9 - ADVANCING THEORY THROUGH RESEARCH Part III: CHANGING FAMILY INTERACTIONS WITHIN AND ACROSS GENERATIONS 10 - THROUGH THE LENS OF TIME 12 - ANALYZING COUPLES AND FAMILIES 13 - THEORIZING ABOUT AGGRESSION BETWEEN INTIMATES 14 - FATHERHOOD AND FATHER INVOLVEMENT 15 - INFLUENCES OF PARENTS AND SIBLINGS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS 16 - THEORIZING INTERGENERATIONAL FAMILY RELATIONS Part IV: FAMILIES AND LARGER SOCIAL FORCES 17 - CULTURE, COGNITION, AND PARENTHOOD 18 - MULTICULTURAL AND CRITICAL RACE FEMINISMS 19 - SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND CHILDHOOD EXTERNALIZING BEHAVIORS 20 - DON’T STOP AT THE BORDERS 22 - FAMILIES, THEORIES, AND SOCIAL POLICY Part V: PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION OF FAMILY SCHOLARS 23 - COLLEGE PROFESSORS’ CONVERSATIONS ABOUT TEACHING FAMILY THEORIES 24 - TEACHING METHODS OF FAMILY RESEARCH 25 - CONTROVERSIES AND FIRESTORMS: An Epilogue Author Index Subject Index About the Editors