04867nam 2200649 a 450 991048102250332120201001183740.01-322-30755-51-4522-1094-21-4129-9017-3(CKB)2550000000112277(EBL)996325(OCoLC)809771704(SSID)ssj0000675907(PQKBManifestationID)12310550(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000675907(PQKBWorkID)10672037(PQKB)11722862(MiAaPQ)EBC996325(OCoLC)654713552(StDuBDS)EDZ0000018809(PPN)227919769(EXLCZ)99255000000011227720110119d2005 fy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSourcebook of family theory & research[electronic resource] /editors, Vern L. Bengtson ... [et al.]Thousand Oaks, Calif. ;London SAGEc20051 online resource (781 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4129-4085-0 0-7619-3065-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 FamiliesSpotlight 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 FamiliesSpotlight 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 BeyondDiscussion 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 SiblingsDiscussion and Extension: Sibling Relationships in Childhood: Implications for Life-Course StudyThis 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.FamiliesResearchMethodologySocial sciencesResearchMethodologyElectronic books.FamiliesResearchMethodology.Social sciencesResearchMethodology.306.85306.85072Bengtson Vern L889818StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910481022503321Sourcebook of family theory & research2449340UNINA