02612nam 2200589 a 450 991077911370332120161219111314.01-4522-2974-01-4522-6303-5(CKB)2550000000105302(EBL)996686(OCoLC)809772391(SSID)ssj0000704383(PQKBManifestationID)12268858(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000704383(PQKBWorkID)10703821(PQKB)11242723(MiAaPQ)EBC996686(OCoLC)746940399(StDuBDS)EDZ0000063526(EXLCZ)99255000000010530220120315d2005 fy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrAdvancing family theories[electronic resource] /James M. WhiteThousand Oaks, Calif. ;London SAGEc20051 online resource (ix, 201 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-41719-9 0-7619-2905-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-185) and indexes.Cover; Untitled; Contents; Preface; 1 - Introduction; PART I: Understanding Theory: Product and Process; 2 - Family Theory and Social Science; 3 - Science and Its Critics; 4 - Theory, Models,and Metaphors; 5 - Functions and Types of Theory; PART II - Advancing Substantive Family Theories; 6 - Rational Choice Theory and the Family; 7 - Transition Theory; PART III: Beyond Theory: Ethics, Ideology, and Metatheory; 8 - Empirical Research and Theory; 9 - Theory and Human Values; 10 - Conclusion: Theories as Tools for Studying Families; References; Author Index; Subject Index; About the AuthorExplores two contemporary theories of the family-rational choice theory & transition theory that illuminate what differing theories reveal about families. The book also discusses how meta-theories can assist in refining theory, & offers insight on the 'understanding versus explanation' debate.FamiliesPhilosophyFamiliesResearchSociologyPhilosophySociologyMethodologyFamiliesPhilosophy.FamiliesResearch.SociologyPhilosophy.SociologyMethodology.306.8501White James M.1946-144002StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910779113703321Advancing family theories3766692UNINA