
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. 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 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?
Page Count:
0
Publication Date:
2004-01-01
ISBN-10:
1322307555
ISBN-13:
9781322307558
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