Family Theories: An Introduction (Understanding Families)
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This solid revision of the best-selling Family Theories remains the only single-volume textbook to present family theory in a clear, approachable manner appropriate for both advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students. James White and David Klein draw upon seven major theoretical frameworks developed by key social scientists to explain variation in family life, including the exchange, symbolic-interaction, family life course development, systems, conflict, feminist, and ecological theoretical frameworks. Brief fictional accounts or vignettes introduce each theoretical framework, concretely illustrating for students how the theory relates to very real aspects of family life. In addition, all chapters follow a uniform format that allows students to more easily compare and contrast theories. Each chapter also includes a typology for analyzing and comparing the seven frameworks while providing direction for future theory development.
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An incisive, thorough introduction to current theories of the family, Family Theories balances the diversity and richness of a broad scope of work from different perspectives with ease of use in a one-semester course. Recommended for courses in Theories of the Family, Marriage & the Family, Family Studies, and Sociology of the Family.
David M. Klein is Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame. He received his Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota and has taught and written on family theory throughout his career. Much of his work has dealt with family research methods, metatheory, and the history of family studies. His substantive areas of research have included family problem solving, intergenerational relations, and pre-marital assessment. He is Associate Editor of the Journal of Marriage and Family and the Journal of Family Issues and has served as Chair and Archivist of the Theory Construction and Research Methodology Workshop, Treasurer of the National Council on Family Relations, and Chair of its Research & Theory Section. His previous books include Social Stress & Family Development (with Joan Aldous) and Changing Societal Institutions (with Maureen T. Hallinan and Jennifer L. Glass). James M. White is a Professor in the School of Social Work and Family Studies at the University of British Columbia and resides with his wife and three daughters in Vancouver, Canada. His research interests include family development as well as marital interaction and communication. He is the author of Dynamics of Family Development (published in the U.S. in 1991 and translated into Japanese in 1994), as well as numerous articles that have appeared in the Journal of Family Issues, Journal of Social & Personal Relationships, Journal of Marriage and Family, and elsewhere. His authored and co-authored book chapters include a chapter with R. H. Rodgers on family development in the Sourcebook of Family Theories & Methods (1993). He has served as referee for numerous journals in family relations and public health and is an Associate Editor for the Canadian Journal of Public Health, Journal of Comparative Family Studies, and The International Encyclopedia of Family Relationships. He is a past-president of the Northwest Council on Family Relations, whose membership includes academics, practitioners, and therapists from the states and provinces of the Pacific Northwest.
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