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. DeOllos 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. McHale and Ann C. Crouter Chapter 8. Ecological Changes in Ethnic Families of Color - Harriette Pipes McAdoo, Estella A. Martinez, 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 LaRossa, 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. MacDermid, 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 McBride 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
