Family Theories : An Introduction - James M. White

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Family Theories

An Introduction

By: James M. White, Todd F. Martin, Kari Adamsons

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Paperback | 2 January 2019 | Edition Number 5

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360 Pages

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Revised

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15.3 x 23.3 x 1.5

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In Family Theories, fifth edition, authors James M. White, Todd F. Martin, and Kari Adamsons provide an incisive, thorough introduction to current theories of the family that balances the diversity and richness of a broad scope of scholarly work with the conciseness needed for ease of use in a one-semester course for upper-division undergraduate and beginning graduate students. This best-selling text has drawn upon seven major theoretical frameworks developed by key social scientists to explain variation in family life. These frameworks include: social exchange and choice, symbolic-interaction, family life course development, systems, conflict, feminist, and ecological. This edition includes an eighth framework - functional theory - along with more suggestions for integrating theory to guide a research program and more applications for those going on to careers in the helping professions.

With an increased focus on classical theories to contemporary and emerging theories, this fifth edition challenges students to think about how families and family theories have changed over the last 70 years as well as where family scholarship is headed.

Updated features include:

Brief fictional vignettes introduce each theoretical framework, concretely illustrating for students how the theory relates to very real aspects of family life.
All chapters follow a uniform format that allows students to more easily compare and contrast theories.
Each chapter includes a typology for analyzing and comparing the seven frameworks while providing direction for future theory development.
Chapters end with conclusions, study questions and suggested readings

Industry Reviews

"This text offers a deeper level of theoretical analysis than other textbook options. It is particularly helpful for those preparing for graduate education." -- Bethany Willis Hepp, PhD "This book does a great job of speaking of each theory--functionalism, social exchange, symbolic interaction, life course, etc.--in an easy to understand, digestible way for students." -- Richard N Pitt "It uses scientific language that is necessary to introduce students to the frameworks of theories in general, as well as those that are specifically used within the field of marital and familial studies." -- Lauren Dick, M.S "It is probably the most comprehensive text specifically on Family Theories that I have seen." -- Duane Alan Dowd, Ph.D. "We chose the text because it covered the frameworks that we had already deemed appropriate. We also liked the assumption/concept/prop format." -- Michelle Sherwood, Prof

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