Exploring family theories / Suzanne R. Smith, Raeann R. Hamon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Suzanne R., 1968- author.

Hamon, Raeann R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Families--Research.

Families.

Interpersonal conflict--Research.

Interpersonal conflict.

Interpersonal communication--Research.

Interpersonal communication.

Symbolic interactionism.

Research.

Physical Description:

x, 403 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, [2017]

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: What Is Theory?

Family Theory

Text Organization

1. Symbolic Interactionism Theory

History

Basic Assumptions

Primary Terms and Concepts

Common Areas of Research and Application

Critique

Application

Sample Reading: "We Are with Family": Black Lesbian Couples Negotiate Rituals with Extended Families / Valerie Q. Glass

2. Structural Functionalism Theory

Sample Reading: Who Now Reads Parsons and Bales?: Casting a Critical Eye on the "Gendered Styles of Caregiving" Literature / Lori Campbell

3. Family Development Theory

Sample Reading: Risk and Resilience Factors in Families under Ongoing Terror along the Life Cycle / Michal Finklestein

4. Family Stress Theory

Sample Reading: An Application of Family Stress Theory to Clinical Work with Military Families and Other Vulnerable Populations / Kathrine Sullivan

5. Family Systems Theory

Sample Reading: Adolescents' Perceptions of Family Belonging in Stepfamilies / Maggie L. Thorsen

6. Human Ecological Theory

Sample Reading: Using an Ecological Framework to Understand Men's Reasons for Spousal Abuse: An Investigation of the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2007 / Janet K. Wilson

7. Conflict Theory

Sample Reading: Does Relative Out-group Size in Neighborhoods Drive down Associational Life of Whites in the U.S.? Testing Constrict, Conflict and Contact Theories / Dietlind Stolle

8. Social Exchange Theory

Sample Reading: The Sweetness of Forbidden Fruit: Interracial Daters Are More Attractive Than Intraracial Daters / Ellen Greenberger

9. Feminist Family Theory

Sample Reading: Feminist Ethnography in Cyberspace: Imagining Families in the Cloud / Sophie Bjork-James

10. Biosocial Theory

Sample Reading: Aging in the Biosocial Order: Repairing Time and Cosmetic Rejuvenation in a Medical Spa Clinic / Jessica Gish.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0190297263

9780190297268

OCLC:

958497918

Publisher Number:

99987580231