Sourcebook of Family Theory and Research - Hardcover

Bengston, Vern L.; Acock, Alan C.; Allen, Katherine R.; Dilworth-Anderson, Peggye; Klein, David M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0761930655 ISBN 13: 9780761930655

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2004

Synopsis

Sponsored by the National Council on Family Relations, the Sourcebook of Family Theory and Research is the reference work on theory and methods for family scholars and students around the world. 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. The Sourcebook reflects an interactive approach that focuses on the process of theory building and designing research, thereby engaging readers in "doing" theory rather than simply reading about it. An accompanying Web site, http://www.ncfr.org/sourcebook, offers additional participation and interaction in the process of doing theory and making science.

About this title

About the Author:

Vern Bengtson is the AARP/University Chair in Gerontology and Professor of Sociology at the University of Southern California. He has published 15 books and over 220 articles in gerontology, the sociology of the life course, family sociology, social psychology, and ethnicity and aging.  He was elected President of the Gerontological Society of America and has been granted a MERIT award from the National Institute on Aging for his 35-year Longitudinal Study of Generations. Bengtson’s honors include (twice) the Reuben Hill Award from the National Council of Family Relations (1980 and 1986); the Distinguished Scholar Award from the American Sociological Association’s section on aging (1995); the Robert W. Kleemeier Award from the Gerontological Society of America (1996); and the Ernest W. Burgess Award from the National Council on Family Relations (1998).  In addition he has received several awards for teaching, which has provided his greatest satisfaction throughout his career.      

Review:

"This comprehensive text provides a rich source of perspectives on theorising about the family for scholars, researchers, and students.  Another of the book′s strengths is the emphasis on multimethod approaches in family research.  The book covers an impressive range of topics and issues - marital happiness, adjustment of children in divorce marriages, gay marriage, sibling ties, ethnic families of colour, stepfamilies, aggression culture, work and family, religion, and social policy, to name a few.  In summary, this superb volume is highly recommended and amply reflects the many contemporary perspectives on the family." ―Philip Siebler, Monash University, Victoria
Author: Philip Siebler Source: Journal of Family Studies Published On: 2007-09-05

"The Sourcebook of Family Theory & Research provides an abundance of information relevant for training and educating couple and family counselors." Author: Aaron H. Oberman Source: The Family Journal Published On: 2008-08-07

About this edition

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0761930655
• ISBN 13: 9780761930655
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 688