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1. Theory: what it is and why it is important -- Notable differences between everyday life and family research -- Example of theory building and the research process -- Defining family? -- Issues for your consideration -- 2. Family life course theory -- Involuntary celibacy: a life course analysis / Denise Donnelly, Elisabeth Burgess, Sally Anderson, Regina Davis, and Joy Dillard -- Life course transitions, the generational stake, and grandparent-grandchild relationships / Robert Crosnoe and Glen H. Elder, Jr. -- 3. Life-span developmental theory -- The influence of context, timing, and duration of risk experiences for the passage from childhood to midadulthood / Ingrid Schoon, John Bynner, Heather Joshi, Samantha Parsons, Richard D. Wiggins, and Amanda Sacker -- Marital status continuity and change among young and midlife adults: longitudinal effects on psychological well-being / Nadine F. Marks and James David Lambert -- 4. Social learning theory -- A social learning theory model of marital violence / Sharon Wofford Mihalic and Delbert Elliott -- Intergenerational transmission of constructive parenting / Zeng-Yin Chen and Howard B. Kaplan -- 5. Social exchange theory -- Costs and rewards of children: the effects of becoming a parent on adults' lives / Kei M. Nomaguchi and Melissa A. Milkie -- Equity and social exchange in dating couples: associations with satisfaction, commitment, and stability / Susan Sprecher -- 6. Social conflict theory -- A conflict theory of family violence / David D. Witt -- Status and income as gendered resources: the case of marital power / Veronica Jaris Tichenor -- 7. Feminist theory -- Feminist visions for transforming families: desire and equality then and now / Katherine R. Allen -- Do gender roles matter? : family formulation and dissolution among traditional and egalitarian men and women / Gayle Kaufman -- 8. Symbolic interactionism -- The symbolic origins of conflict in divorce / Joseph Hopper -- "They think you ain't much of nothing" : social construction of the welfare mother / Karen Seccombe, Delores James, and Kimberly Baffle Walters -- 9. Family systems theory -- Relations between identity formation and family characteristics among young adults / Ronald L. Mullis, John C. Brailsford, and Ann K. Mullis -- Structural family therapy / Arlene Vetere -- 10. Ecological theory -- Balancing employment and fatherhood: a systems perspective / Judy O. Berry and Julie Meyer Rao -- The social ecology of marriage and other intimate unions / Ted L. Huston -- Getting dinosaurs to dance: community collaborations as applications of ecological theory / Daniel F. Perkins, Theresa M. Ferrari, Martin A. Covey, and Joanne G. Keith -- 11. Discussion and conclusions -- Overview of developments in family theory -- Thoughts on future directions. |
