Exploring Family Theories Book

Acknowledgments About the authors Introduction What Is Theory?
Where Do Theories Come From?
What Are The Functions of Theory?
How Do We Evaluate Theories?
The Need for Theorizing Family Theory Text Organization

1. Symbolic Interactionism Theory
History Basic Assumption Primary Terms and Concepts Common Areas of Research and Application Critique Application Sample Reading Symbolic Interactionism in Grounded Theory Studies: Women Surviving with HIV/AIDS in Rural Northern Thailand, by Areewan Klunklin and Jennifer Greenwood

2. Structural Functionalism Theory
History Basic Assumptions Primary Terms and Concepts Common Areas of Research and Application Critique Application Sample Reading Who Now Reads Parsons and Bales: Casting a Critical Eye on the "Gendered Styles of Caregiving" Literature, by Michael Carroll and Lori Campbell

3. Family Development Theory
History Basic Assumptions Primary Terms and Concepts Common Areas of Research and Application Critique Application Sample Reading Gender and the Work-Family Interface: Exploring Differences Across the Family Life Course, by Giuseppe Martinengo, Jenet Jacob, and E. Jeffrey Hill

4. Family Stress Theory
History Basic Assumptions Primary Terms and Concepts Common Areas of Research and Application Critique Application Sample Reading Ambiguous Loss and the Family Grieving Process, by Gabrielle Betz and Jill M. Thorngren

5. Family Systems Theory
History Basic Assumptions Primary Terms and Concepts Common Areas of Research and Application Critique Application Sample Reading The Costs of Getting Ahead: Mexican Family System Changes After Immigration, by Martica L. Bacallao and Paul R. Smokowski

6. HUMAN ECOLOGICAL THEORY
History Basic Assumptions Primary Terms and Concepts Common Areas of Research and Application Critique Application Sample Reading Revisiting the Virginia Tech Shootings: An Ecological Analysis, by Jun Sung Hong, Hyunkag cho, and Alvin Shiulain Lee

7. Conflict Theory
History Basic Assumptions Primary Terms and Concepts Common Areas of Research and Application Critique Application Sample Reading Power and conflict Resolution in Siblings, Parent-Child, and Spousal Negotiations, by Holly Racchia, Hildy Ross, and Marcia Vickar

8. Social Exchange Theory
History Basic Assumptions Primary Terms and Concepts Common Areas of Research and Application Critique Application Sample Reading Sexual Frequency and the Stability of Martial and Cohabiting Unions, by Scott Yabiku and Constance Gager

9. Feminist Family Theory
History Basic Assumptions Primary Terms and Concepts Common Areas of Research and Application Critique Application Sample Reading Lesbian mothers' Constructions of the Division of Paid and Unpaid Labor, by Jordan Downing and Abbie Goldberg

10. Biosocial Theory
History Basic Assumptions Primary Terms and Concepts Common Areas of Research and Application Critique Application Sample Reading Toward a Biosocial Theory of Offender Rehabilitation: Why Does Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Work?, by Jamie Vaske, Kevan Galyean, and Francis Cullen

Epilogue Author Index Subject Index