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UNINA9910956706703321 |
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Titolo |
Sourcebook of family theory & research / / editors, Vern L. Bengtson ... [et al.] |
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Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Sage, c2005 |
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ISBN |
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9781412990172 (ebook) : |
9781452279107 |
1452279101 |
9781322307558 |
1322307555 |
9781452210940 |
1452210942 |
9781412990172 |
1412990173 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxii, 666 p.) : ill |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Families - Research - Methodology |
Social sciences - Research - Methodology |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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