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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
James M White; David M Klein |
ISBN: | 0761920641 9780761920649 076192065X 9780761920656 |
OCLC Number: | 50101417 |
Notes: | Previous edition: 1996. |
Description: | 288 pages |
Contents: | Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition (revised) -- Acknowledgments -- 1. What Is a Theory? -- 2. The Social Exchange and Choice Framework -- 3. The Symbolic Interaction Framework -- 4. The Family Life Course Development Framework -- 5. The Systems Framework -- 6. The Conflict Framework -- 7. The Feminist Framework -- 8. The Ecological Framework -- 9. The Current State and Future Course of Family Theory -- References -- Index -- About the Authors. |
Series Title: | Understanding families. |
Responsibility: | James M. White and David M. Klein. |
Abstract:
This book provides students with an understanding of the nature of family theory as well as a survey of six major theoretical frameworks to explain patterns of family life. Each theory is systematically explored.
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'This is an admirable text and sourcebook, but also achieves the status of an intellectually challenging confrontation with the reader. It is in many ways a model which many of us would be well advised to follow. I wish I could have written it' British Journal of Developmental Psychology Read more...
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