Vern L. Bengston & Alan C. Acock 
Sourcebook of Family Theory and Research [EPUB ebook] 

Now available in paperback for classroom use!




‘This comprehensive text provides a rich source of perspectives on theorising about the family for scholars, researchers, and students. Another of the book′s strengths is the emphasis on multimethod approaches in family research. The book covers an impressive range of topics and issues – marital happiness, adjustment of children in divorce marriages, gay marriage, sibling ties, ethnic families of colour, stepfamilies, aggression culture, work and family, religion, and social policy, to name a few. In summary, this superb volume is highly recommended and amply reflects the many contemporary perspectives on the family.’ —Philip Siebler
, Monash University, Victoria


Sponsored by the National Council on Family Relations, the
Sourcebook of Family Theory and Research is the reference work on theory and methods for family scholars and students around the world. 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
Sourcebook reflects an interactive approach that focuses on the process of theory building and designing research, thereby engaging readers in ‘doing’ theory rather than simply reading about it.



An accompanying website  offers additional participation and interaction in the process of doing theory and making science. Editors Vern L. Bengtson, Alan C. Acock, Katherine R. Allen, Peggye Dilworth-Anderson, and David M. Klein have brought together a prominent group of diverse contributors ranging in race and ethnicity, age and seniority, and gender and sexual orientation.



The
Sourcebook begins with a section that sets the context for future family research. The subsequent sections explore changing family patterns, changing family interactions within and across generations, and families and larger social forces. A concluding section discusses issues of teaching family theories and research.




Key Features

• Focuses on the process rather than the outcomes of family theory and research methods


• Emphasizes the value of multi-methods approaches in family research by integrating theory development with the development of research methods


• Differs from many other publications on family research by describing the development of new ideas rather than just summarizing existing findings


• The interactive Web site and the special feature boxes within the chapters engage readers with theory and methodology. Boxed features include Case Studies, Spotlights on Theory, Spotlights on Methods, and a Discussion and Extension sections.


• Represents a ‘Who′s Who’ of family researchers with contributions from many of the best researchers in the family realm

The
Sourcebook will be an excellent addition to any academic library. It is an authoritative reference for scholars and researchers in Human Development and Family Studies, Sociology, Social Work, and Psychology. In addition, the
Sourcebook can also be used in graduate courses on family theory and methodology.

Daftar Isi

Foreword – Pauline Boss

Preface

Part I: Setting the Context for Future Family Research

Chapter 1. Theory and Theorizing in Family Research – Vern L. Bengtson, Alan C. Acock, Katherine R. Allen, Peggye Dilworth-Anderson, and David M. Klein

Spotlight on Theory: Applying Kuhn′s ‘Scientific Structure of Revolutions’ to Family Science – Peggye Dilworth-Anderson

Spotlight on Methods: The Cyclical Process of Theory and Data in Science – David M. Klein

Case Study: The Use of Explicit Theory in Family Research: A Case Analysis of the Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1990-1999 – Alan C. Taylor and Aparna Bagdi

Case Study: A Scientific Theory of the Family? – Jonathan H. Turner

Discussion and Extension: Theorizing Family: From the Particular to the General – David Cheal

Chapter 2. Contemporary and Emerging Theories in Studying Families – Peggye Dilworth-Anderson, Linda M. Burton, and David M. Klein

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 – Norbert A. Wetzel

Case Study: Agony or Ecstasy? Evolving Theory and Methods of the Circumplex Model – Judy Watson Tiesel and Dean Gorall

Case Study: On the Use of Probability in Family Theory – Jetse Sprey

Chapter 3. Contemporary and Emerging Research Methods in Studying Families – Alan C. Acock, Manfred H. M. van Dulmen, Katherine R. Allen, and Fred P. Piercy

Spotlight on Methods: Asking New Questions of Existing Qualitative Data – M. Elise Radina and Kimberly J. M. Downs

Case Study: Mixed Methods: Meaning and Validity in the Development of Self-Report Items for Children – Michael E. Woolley, Natasha K. Bowen, and Gary L. Bowen

Case Study: Analyzing Family Interaction Patterns From Videotapes Over Time – Kurt Kreppner

Discussion and Extension: Deductive Qualitative Analysis and Family Theory Building – Jane F. Gilgun

Part II: Changing Family Patterns

Chapter 4. Explanations of Family Change: A Family Demographic Perspective – Suzanne M. Bianchi and Lynne M. Casper

Spotlight on Theory: The New Demographics of Families – Farrell J. Webb

Spotlight on Methods: Does Marriage Make People Happier? Marriage, Cohabitation, and Trajectories in Well-Being – Kelly Musick

Case Study: Strengths and Resilience in Chinese Immigrant Families: An Initial Effort of Inquiry – Yan Ruth Xia, Zhi George Zhou, and Xiaolin Xie

Discussion and Extension: Family Change: Decline or Resilience? – Paul R. Amato

Chapter 5. Family Composition and Family Transitions – David H. Demo, William S. Aquilino, and Mark A. Fine

Spotlight on Theory: Family Disruption–Chaos Versus Havoc: A Chaos Theory (Dynamical Systems) View of Family Structure and Change – Rory Remer

Spotlight on Methods: Causal Analysis of Family Structure Effects – Tami M. Videon

Case Study: Predicting Marital Success or Failure: Burgess and Beyond – Ione Y. De Ollos

Discussion and Extension: The Adjustment of Children in Divorced and Remarried Families – E. Mavis Hetherington

Chapter 6. Decentering Heteronormativity: A Model for Family Studies – Ramona Faith Oswald, Libby Balter Blume, and Stephen R. Marks

Case Study: Backward Socialization and Gay Identity Negotiation in Families – Bertram J. Cohler

Case Study: Gay Marriage and Social Science – Timothy J. Biblarz and Judith Stacey

Discussion and Extension: Reflections on Queer Theory and Family Science – Lawrence A. Kurdek

Chapter 7. Theorizing and Studying Sibling Ties in Adulthood – Alexis J. Walker, Katherine R. Allen, and Ingrid Arnet Connidis

Spotlight on Theory: Theorizing About Sibling Relationships When Parents Become Frail – Victoria Hilkevitch Bedford

Spotlight on Methods: Twin Studies and Dementia – Keith E. Whitfield

Case Study: Reaching Beyond the Dyad: Research on Adult Siblings – Sarah H. Matthews

Discussion and Extension: Sibling Relationships in Childhood: Implications for Life-Course Study – Susan M. Mc Hale and Ann C. Crouter

Chapter 8. Ecological Changes in Ethnic Families of Color – Harriette Pipes Mc Adoo, Estella A. Martínez, and Hester Hughes

Spotlight on Theory: Empirical Reality and Vision: Studying People of Color – Tammy L. Henderson

Spotlight on Methods: Methodological Considerations in the Study of Families of Color – Masako Ishii-Kuntz

Case Study: Black-White Interracial Marriage and Multiracial Families – Erica Chito Childs

Discussion and Extension: The Demographics of the 21st-Century Family: Examining Race, Ethnicity, and Culture Within Geographic and Generational Context – Ana Mari Cauce

Chapter 9. Advancing Theory Through Research: The Case of Extrusion in Stepfamilies – Margaret Crosbie-Burnett, Edith A. Lewis, Summer Sullivan, Jessica Podolsky, Rosane Mantilla de Souza, and Victoria Mitrani

Spotlight on Theory: Emotionally Focused Family Therapy With Stepfamilies – James L. Furrow, Brent Bradley, and Susan M. Johnson

Spotlight on Methods: Exploring the Diversity of Stepfamily Relationships – Maria Schmeeckle

Case Study: Identity Enactment and Verification in Gay and Lesbian Stepfamilies – Brad van Eeden-Moorefield, Kari Henley, and Kay Pasley

Discussion and Extension: Leaving Whose Home? When Stepchildren Leave Is it Always Extrusion? – Lawrence H. Ganong and Marilyn Coleman

Part III: Changing Family Interactions Within and Across Generations

Chapter 10. Through the Lens of Time: How Families Live in and Through Time – Kerry J. Daly and John Beaton

Spotlight on Theory: Family in and Beyond Time – Andrew J. Weigert

Spotlight on Methods: The Experience Sampling Method – Jennifer A. Schmidt

Case Study: Viewing Time Through the Eyes of Overscheduled Children and Their Underconnected Families – Yvette V. Perry and William J. Doherty

Discussion and Extension: Time and Time Again: A Critical Look at Order in Family Life – Barbara H. Fiese

Chapter 11. Theorizing About Marriage – Jason S. Carroll, Stan J. Knapp, and Thomas B. Holman

Spotlight on Theory: Theory-Driven Couple Evaluation – Luciano L′Abate

Spotlight on Methods: Studying Marriages Longitudinally – Frank D. Fincham and Thomas N. Bradbury

Case Study: Cultural Narratives and Individual Experiences in Relationships – Richard Bulcroft, Linda Smeins, and Kris Bulcroft

Case Study: Couples Under Stress: Studying Change in Dyadic Closeness and Distance – Yoav Lavee

Discussion and Extension: Theorizing the Particulars of Marriage – Bert N. Adams

Chapter 12. Analyzing Couples and Families: Multilevel Methods – Aline G. Sayer and Mary Maguire Klute

Spotlight on Theory: Personality and Family Process – James E. Deal, Charles F. Halverson, Jr., and Valerie Havill

Spotlight on Theory: Families in Community Contexts – Jay A. Mancini, Gary L. Bowen, and James A. Martin

Discussion and Extension: A Comment on the Use of Multilevel Methods in Family Research – James M. White and Jay D. Teachman

Chapter 13. Theorizing About Aggression Between Intimates: A Dialectical Approach – Loreen N. Olson, Mark A. Fine, and Sally A. Lloyd

Spotlight on Theory: Family Resilience – Charles H. Huber

Spotlight on Methods: Holding Multiple Theories in Our Hands: Advanced Dialectical Research Methods – Deborah A. Davis and Edward Read Barton

Case Study: An Ecological Perspective on an Intergenerational Family Problem – Lawrence B. Schiamberg and Daphna Gans

Discussion and Extension: The Challenges and Promise of a Dialectical Approach to Theorizing About Intimate Violence – Claire M. Renzetti

Chapter 14. Fatherhood and Father Involvement: Emerging Constructs and Theoretical Orientations – Randal D. Day, Charlie Lewis, Margaret O′Brien, and Michael E. Lamb

Case Study: Incarceration and Reentry of Fathers Into the Lives of Their Families – Joyce A. Arditti, Alan C. Acock, and Randal D. Day

Case Study: The Unanticipated Consequences of Promoting Father Involvement: A Feminist Perspective – Yoshie Sano

Discussion and Extension: Fathers, Fatherhood, and Families: (Re)Casting Issues of Diversity Into Forming and Re-forming Conceptualizations – Vivian L. Gadsden and R. Karl Rethemeyer

Chapter 15. Influences of Parents and Siblings on the Development of Children and Adolescents – Martin Pinquart and Rainer K. Silbereisen

Spotlight on Theory: Parental Acceptance-Rejection Theory – Ronald P. Rohner

Spotlight on Methods: Observational Methods for Studying Families – Lorraine C. Taylor and Melissa A. Barnett

Case Study: Parent-Adolescent Relationships: Integrating Attachment and Bowenian Family Systems Theories – Mark K. Benson

Discussion and Extension: The Role of Families in Developmental Continuity and Change During Adolescence – Jennifer L. Matjasko and Katherine A. Paz

Chapter 16. Theorizing Intergenerational Family Relations: Solidarity, Conflict, and Ambivalence in Cross-National Contexts – Ruth Katz, Ariela Lowenstein, Judith Phillips, and Svein Olav Daatland

Spotlight on Methods: Qualitative Approaches to the Study of Intergenerational Relations – Gay Becker

Case Study: Testing Theories About Intergenerational Exchanges – Merril Silverstein

Case Study: Recent Shifts in Family Support for Older People in Ghana – Isabella Aboderin

Discussion and Extension: Theorizing Intergenerational Relations Across Societies – G. Clare Wenger

Part IV: Families and Larger Social Forces

Chapter 17. Culture, Cognition, and Parenthood – Ralph La Rossa, Wendy Simonds, and Donald C. Reitzes

Spotlight on Theory: The Evolution of Parenting – David C. Bell

Spotlight on Methods: Studying Foster and Adoptive Parent-Child Relationships – Katharine P. Leslie

Case Study: River of Grief: Hearing Parents and Siblings Following Child Death – Colleen I. Murray and Kathleen R. Gilbert

Discussion and Extension: Parenthood, Parenting, and Marital Interactions – Debra Umberson and Belinda L. Needham

Chapter 18. Multicultural and Critical Race Feminisms: Theorizing Families in the Third Wave – Lee Ann De Reus, April L. Few, and Libby Balter Blume

Spotlight on Theory: Veiled Heads: A Middle Eastern Feminist Perspective – Manijeh Daneshpour

Spotlight on Methods: Kentucky Homeless Mothers – Joanna M. Badagliacco

Case Study: Challenges Faced by Nonelite Women in Higher Education – Norma Burgess

Discussion and Extension: Integrating Youth Into Our Feminist Theory, Research, and Practice – Kristine M. Baber

Chapter 19. Socioeconomic Status and Childhood Externalizing Behaviors: A Structural Equation Framework – Robert Flynn Corwyn and Robert H. Bradley

Case Study: Multisite, Mixed-Methods Study of Rural Low-Income Families – Bonnie Braun and Elaine A. Anderson

Discussion and Extension: Promoting Positive Youth Development Across Variations in Socioeconomic Status: Framing the Structural Equation Modeling Approach Within a Developmental Systems Perspective – Christina Theokas and Richard M. Lerner

Chapter 20. Don′t Stop at the Borders: Theorizing Beyond Dichotomies of Work and Family – Shelley M. Mac Dermid, Kevin Roy, and Anisa M. Zvonkovic

Spotlight on Theory: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Work-Family Conflict – Josip Obradovic and Mira Cudina

Spotlight on Methods: Methodological Challenges in Theorizing the Work-Family Complex – Suraj Commuri

Case Study:The Interface of Elder Caregiving and Paid Employment – Judy L. Singleton

Discussion and Extension: Suggestions for a Multilevel Reframing of Work-Family Theory – Joseph G. Grzywacz, Angela J. Hattery, and Patricia Voydanoff

Chapter 21. Religion and Families – Linda M. Chatters and Robert Joseph Taylor

Spotlight on Theory: ‘Good Enough’ Theorizing About Families, Spirituality, and Religion: Facing Our Own Fundamentalism – Carla M. Dahl

Spotlight on Methods: Measurement Issues in the Study of Religion and Spirituality – Jacqueline S. Mattis

Case Study: Links Between Families and Religion – Don Swenson, Jerry G. Pankhurst, and Sharon K. Houseknecht

Discussion and Extension: How Highly Religious Families Strive to Fulfill Sacred Purposes – David C. Dollahite and Loren D. Marks

Chapter 22. Families, Theories, and Social Policy – Phyllis Moen and Scott Coltrane

Spotlight on Theory: Families and Policy: Health Issues of Older Women – Karen A. Roberto

Spotlight on Methods: Investigating Child Abuse Investigations – Jennifer A. Reich

Case Study: Theoretical Threads Weave the Foundation for Family Policy Research – Lydia Blalock, Pamela A. Monroe, and M. E. Betsy Garrison

Discussion and Extension: Thoughts on Families and Public Policy as Viewed by Phyllis Moen and Scott Coltrane – Joan Aldous

Part V: Preparing the Next Generation of Family Scholars

23. College Professors′ Conversations About Teaching Family Theories – Velma Mc Bride Murry, Paul C. Rosenblatt, and Elizabeth Wieling

Spotlight on Theory: Walking the Walk: Teaching Systems Theory by Doing Theory – Gail G. Whitchurch

Spotlight on Theory: Human Ecology Theory for the 21st Century – Lillian A. Phenice and Robert J. Griffore

Spotlight on Theory: Teaching Theory 101A – Denise Berg

Spotlight on Methods: Linking Theory, Methods, Community Wisdom, and Local Need – James M. Frabutt

Case Study: A Family With Gender Inequality: Theory in Clinical Teaching – Thomas W. Blume and Charles Lee Cole

Chapter 24. Teaching Methods of Family Research – Constance L. Shehan and Theodore N. Greenstein

Spotlight on Methods: Making Statistics Come Alive – Walter R. Schumm

Spotlight on Methods: Developing Professional Skills in Methods: Writing Grant Proposals – Chalandra M. Bryant

Case Study: Getting to the Bottom of the Spanking Debate: Bringing in the Ethics of Research – Robyn L. Mowery and Lynda H. Walters

Chapter 25. Controversies and Firestorms: An Epilogue – Vern L. Bengtson, Katherine R. Allen, David M. Klein, Peggye Dilworth-Anderson, and Alan C. Acock

Spotlight on Methods: Are You a ‘Positivist’? An Epistemological Self-Assessment – David M. Klein

Spotlight on Theory: Where Does Queer Theory Take Us? – Stan J. Knapp and Camille S. Williams

Spotlight on Theory: Pushing the Boundaries of the Sourcebook – Katherine R. Allen

Author Index

Subject Index

About the Editors

Tentang Penulis

David M. Klein is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame. His current research is on relationship formation, assessment, and dissolution. He co-edited the Sourcebook of Family Theory and Research, and has served as Chair and Archivist of the Theory Construction and Research Methodology Workshop. He also has been Treasurer of the National Council on Family Relations, and Chair of its Research and Theory Section.  He is also an Honorary Fellow of the National Council on Family Relations.