Readings in Family Theory - Brossura

Thomas Chibucos; Randall Leite; David L Weis

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1412905702 ISBN 13: 9781412905701

Casa editrice: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2005

Riassunto

Readings in Family Theory is an anthology of classic and contemporary articles that provides a context for student learning by demonstrating how theory fits into the overall process of scientific research on families. The book provokes student interest in theory by providing examples of the scholarly application of family theory to compare how people use similar processes in everyday life. Using this contextual orientation, the selected readings examine nine prevalent theoretical perspectives from both family and human development sciences.  

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L'autore

Thomas R. Chibucos received a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from Michigan State University in 1974. He is a Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Bowling Green State University, where he also served as Director of the School of Family and Consumer Sciences for a decade.  Previously, he taught at Northern Illinois University in the Department of Human and Family Resources for 17 years.  At both Bowling Green and Northern Illinois, Dr. Chibucos developed and taught courses on child abuse and neglect, child and family policy, research methodology, and theory at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He is an active member of numerous professional organizations (serving, for instance, as chair of the NCFR Public Policy Committee), and his publications include Serving Children and Families Through Community-University Partnerships (Kluwer, 1999), which he co-edited with Richard M. Lerner.

Contenuti

Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Theory: What It Is and Why It Is Important
Notable Differences Between Everyday Life and Family Research
Example of Theory Building and the Research Process
Defining Family?
Issues for Your Consideration
Further Reading
2. Family Life Course Theory
The Readings
Issues for Your Consideration
Further Reading
Involuntary celibacy: A life course analysis - Donnelly, Burgess, Anderson, Davis, & Dillard, 2001
Life course transitions, the generational stake, and grandparent-grandchild relationships - Crosnoe & Elder, 2002
3. Life-Span Developmental Theory
The Readings
Issues for Your Consideration
Further Reading
The influence of context, timing, and duration of riskpassage from childhood to midadulthood experiences for the - Schoon, Bynner, Joshi, Parsons, Wiggins, & Sacker (2002)
Marital status continuity and change among young and midlife adults: Longitudinal effects on psychological well-being - Marks & Lambert, 1998
4. Social Learning Theory
The Readings
Issues for Your Consideration
Further Reading
A social learning theory model of marital violence - Mihalic & Elliott, 1997
Intergenerational transmission of constructive parenting - Chen & Kaplan, 2001
5. Social Exchange Theory
The Readings
Issues for Your Consideration
Further Reading
Costs and rewards of children: The effects of becoming a parent on adults' lives - Nomaguchi & Milkie, 2003
Equity and social exchange in dating couples: Associations with satisfaction, commitment, and stability - Sprecher, 2001
6. Social Conflict Theory
The Readings
Issues for Your Consideration
Further Reading
A conflict theory of family violence - Witt, 1989
Status and income as gendered resources: The case of marital power - Tichenor, 1999
7. Feminist Theory
The Readings
Issues for Your Consideration
Further Reading
Feminist visions for transforming families: Desire and now equality then and - Allen, 2001
Do gender roles matter? Family formulation and dissolution among traditional and egalitarian men and women - Kaufman, 2000
8. Symbolic Interactionism
The Readings
Issues for Your Consideration
Further Reading
The symbolic origins of conflict in divorce - Hopper, 2001
"They think you ain't much of nothing": Social construction of the welfare mother "They think you ain't nothing": The social construction of the welfare - Seccombe & Walters, 1998
9. Family Systems Theory
The Readings
Issues for Your Consideration
Further Reading
Relations between identity formation and family characteristics of adults - Mullis, Brailsford, & Mullis, 2003
Structural family therapy - Vetere, 2001
10. Ecological Theory
The Readings
Issues for Your Consideration
Further Reading
Balancing employment and fatherhood: A systems perspective - Berry & Rao, 1997
The social ecology of marriage and other intimate unions Getting dinosaurs to dance: Community collaborations of theory - Perkins, Ferrari, Covey, & Keith, 1996
11. Discussion and Conclusions
Overview of Developments in Family Theory
Thoughts on Future Directions
References
Index
About the Editors

Su questa edizione

• Editore: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1412905702
• ISBN 13: 9781412905701
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 400
• Redattore: Chibucos Thomas R., Leite Randall W., Weis David L.