Sourcebook of Family Theory and Research

Sourcebook of Family Theory and Research
Author: Vern L. Bengtson
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 692
Release: 2005
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780761930655

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.".

The Family Communication Sourcebook

The Family Communication Sourcebook
Author: Lynn H. Turner
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Total Pages: 568
Release: 2006-05-16
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9781412909921

The Family Communication Sourcebook provides an in-depth examination of contemporary theory and research in the area of family communication. This unique collection offers a state-of-the art approach by pairing conceptual pieces with original studies in the same general topic area. Editors Lynn H. Turner and Richard West present readers with a thoughtful and thorough exploration of the critical issues facing family communication researchers today.

Family Theories

Family Theories
Author: James M. White
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2018-12-20
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1506394892

Family Theories: An Introduction by James M. White, Todd F. Martin, and new co-author Kari Adamsons provides an incisive, thorough primer to current theories of the family that balances the diversity and richness of a broad scope of scholarly work in a concise manner. This best-selling text draws upon eight major theoretical frameworks developed by key social scientists to explain variation in family life. These frameworks include social exchange and choice, symbolic-interaction, family life course development, systems, conflict, feminist, ecological, and functional theories. This new Fifth Edition includes suggestions for integrating theory to guide a research program and more applications for those going on to careers in the helping professions. With an increased focus on both classical theories as well as contemporary and emerging theories, this text challenges students to think about how families and family theories have changed over the last 70 years as well as where family scholarship is headed.

The Family Tree Sourcebook

The Family Tree Sourcebook
Author: Editors of Family Tree Magazine
Publisher: Family Tree Books
Total Pages: 752
Release: 2010-10-13
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9781440308840

The one book every genealogist must have! &break;&break;Whether you're just getting started in genealogy or you're a research veteran, The Family Tree Sourcebook provides you with the information you need to trace your roots across the United States, including: &break;&break; Research summaries, tips and techniques, with maps for every U.S. state&break;&break; Detailed county-level data, essential for unlocking the wealth of records hidden in the county courthouse&break;&break; Websites and contact information for libraries, archives, and genealogical and historical societies&break;&break; Bibliographies for each state to help you further your research &break;&break;You'll love having this trove of information to guide you to the family history treasures in state and county repositories. It's all at your fingertips in an easy-to-use format–and it's from the trusted experts at Family Tree Magazine!

Sourcebook of Family Theories and Methods

Sourcebook of Family Theories and Methods
Author: Pauline Boss
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 747
Release: 2008-11-19
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0387857648

Origins We call this book on theoretical orientations and methodological strategies in family studies a sourcebook because it details the social and personal roots (i.e., sources) from which these orientations and strategies flow. Thus, an appropriate way to preface this book is to talk first of its roots, its beginnings. In the mid 1980s there emerged in some quarters the sense that it was time for family studies to take stock of itself. A goal was thus set to write a book that, like Janus, would face both backward and forward a book that would give readers both a perspec tive on the past and a map for the future. There were precedents for such a project: The Handbook of Marriage and the Family edited by Harold Christensen and published in 1964; the two Contemporary Theories about theFamily volumes edited by Wesley Burr, Reuben Hill, F. Ivan Nye, and Ira Reiss, published in 1979; and the Handbook of Marriage and the Family edited by Marvin Sussman and Suzanne Steinmetz, then in production.

The Family Reunion Sourcebook

The Family Reunion Sourcebook
Author: Edith Wagner
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre: Family reunions
ISBN: 9780737301007

Edith Wagner explains how to tackle the challenge of organizing the reunion of an oftentimes diverse family to create an enjoyable experience for all. She presents advice from hundreds of reunion experts, including information on budgeting, announcements, site location, and meal planning.

Advancing Family Theories

Advancing Family Theories
Author: James M. White
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2005
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0761929053

How can the study of families be scientific? What is the difference between postmodern and positivistic approaches? What is the role of models and metaphors in constructing our theoretical knowledge? In Advancing Family Theories, author James M. White addresses such difficult questions that have been longstanding issues within the field of family studies and examines these matters from a social science perspective. Advancing Family Theories explores two contemporary theories of the family-rational choice theory and transition theory. These diametrically different approaches illuminate what differing theories reveal about families. The book also discusses how meta-theories can assist in building and refining theory and offers insight on the understanding versus explanation debate. Advancing Family Theories gives students a precise notion of what a theory is and how theories work in research. The book not only looks at philosophical realms but also examines particular substantive theory to explain and predict family behaviors.