Sourcebook of family theory & research [[electronic resource] /] / editors, Vern L. Bengtson ... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910481022503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2005
• ISBN: 1-322-30755-5; 1-4522-1094-2; 1-4129-9017-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (781 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BengtsonVern L
• Disciplina: 306.85; 306.85072
• Soggetti: Families - Research - Methodology; Social sciences - Research - Methodology; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover Page; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I. Setting the Context for Future Family Research; 1. Theory and Theorizing in Family Research; Spotlight on Theory: Applying Kuhn's "Scientific Structure of Revolutions" to Family Science; Spotlight on Methods: The Cyclical Process of Theory and Data in Science; Case Study: The Use of Explicit Theory in Family Research: A Case Analysis of the Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1990-1999; Case Study: A Scientific Theory of the Family?; Discussion and Extension: Theorizing Family: From the Particular to the General2. 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; Case Study: Agony or Ecstasy? Evolving Theory and Methods of the Circumplex Model; Case Study: On the Use of Probability in Family Theory; 3. Contemporary and Emerging Research Methods in Studying Families; Spotlight on Methods: Asking New Questions of Existing Qualitative DataCase Study: Mixed Methods: Meaning and Validity in the ; Development of Self-Report Items for Children; Case Study: Analyzing Family Interaction Patterns From Videotapes Over Time; Discussion and Extension: Deductive Qualitative Analysis and Family Theory Building; Part II. Changing Family Patterns; 4. Explanations of Family Change: A Family Demographic Perspective; Spotlight on Theory: The New Demographics of Families; Spotlight on Methods: Does Marriage Make People Happier? Marriage, Cohabitation, and Trajectories in Well-BeingCase Study: Strengths and Resilience in Chinese Immigrant Families: An Initial Effort of Inquiry; Discussion and Extension: Family Change: Decline or Resilience?; 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; Spotlight on Methods: Causal Analysis of Family Structure Effects; Case Study: Predicting Marital Success or Failure: Burgess and Beyond; Discussion and Extension: The Adjustment of Children in Divorced and Remarried Families6. Decentering Heteronormativity: A Model for Family Studies; Case Study: Backward Socialization and Gay Identity Negotiation in Families; Case Study: Gay Marriage and Social Science; Discussion and Extension: Reflections on Queer Theory and Family Science; 7. Theorizing and Studying Sibling Ties in Adulthood; Spotlight on Theory: Theorizing About Sibling Relationships When Parents Become Frail; Spotlight on Methods: Twin Studies and Dementia; Case Study: Reaching Beyond the Dyad: Research on Adult Siblings; Discussion and Extension: Sibling Relationships in Childhood: Implications for Life-Course Study
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.