1) Theory and Theorizing in Family Research. Vern L. Bengtson Alan C. Acock Katherine R. Allen Peggye Dilworth-Anderson David M. Klein. pp3-33.
Spotlight on Theory: Applying Kuhn's "Scientific Structure of Revolutions" to Family Science. Peggye Dilworth-Anderson . pp15-16.
Spotlight on Methods: The Cyclical Process of Theory and Data in Science. David M. Klein. pp17-21.
Case Study: The Use of Explicit Theory in Family Research: A Case Analysis of the Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1990-1999. Alan C. Taylor Aparna Bagdi. pp22-25.
Case Study: A Scientific Theory of the Family?. Jonathan H. Turner. pp26-28.
Discussion and Extension: Theorizing Family: From the Particular to the General. David Cheal. pp29-34.
2) Contemporary and Emerging Theories in Studying Families. Peggye Dilworth-Anderson Linda M. Burton David M. Klein. pp35-89.
Spotlight on Theory: Application of Pepper's World Hypotheses to Family Theories. Hilary A. Rose. pp36-38.
Case Study: Challenges Faced by Nonelite Women in Higher Education. Norma Burgess. pp460-462.
Spotlight on Theory: In Search of a Philosophical Foundation for Family Theory and Therapy. Norbert A. Wetzel. pp43-45.
Case Study: Agony or Ecstasy? Evolving Theory and Methods of the Circumplex Model. Judy Watson Tiesel Dean Gorall. pp50-53.
Case Study: On the Use of Probability in Family Theory. Jetse Sprey. pp53-56.
3) Contemporary and Emerging Research Methods in Studying Families. Alan C. Acock Manfred H. M. van Dulmen Katherine R. Allen Frid P. Piercy. pp59-89.
Spotlight on Methods: Asking New Questions of Existing Qualitative Data. M. Elise Radina Kimberly J. M. Downs. pp63-64.
Case Study: Mixed Methods: Meaning and Validity in the Development of Self-Report Items for Children. Michael E. Woolley Natasha K. Bowen Gary L. Bowen. pp77-80.
Case Study: Analyzing Family Interaction Patterns from Videotapes Over Time. Kurt Kreppner. pp80-82.
Discussion and Extension: Deductive Qualitative Analysis and Family Theory Building. Jane F. Gilgun. pp83-84.
4) Explanations of Family Change: A Family Demographic Perspective. Suzanne M. Bianchi Lynne M. Casper. pp93-117.
Spotlight on Theory: The New Demographics of Families. Farrell J. Webb. pp101-102.
Spotlight on Methods: Does Marriage Make People Happier? Marriage, Cohabitation, and Trajectories in Well-Being. Kelly Musick. pp103-104.
Case Study: Strengths and Resilience in Chinese Immigrant Families: An Initial Effort of Inquiry. Yan Ruth Xia Zhi George Zhou Xiaolin Xie. pp180-111.
Discussion and Extension: Family Change: Decline or Resilience?. Paul R. Amato. pp112-114.
5) Family Composition and Family Transitions. David H. Demo William S. Aquilino Mark A. Fine. pp119-142.
Spotlight on Theory: Family Disruption -- Chaos Versus Havoc: A Chaos Theory (Dynamical Systems) View of Family Structure and Change. Rory Remer. pp123-124.
Spotlight on Methods: Causal Analysis of Family Structure Effects. Rory Remer. pp127-128.
Case Study: Predicting Marital Success or Failure: Burgess and Beyond. Ione Y. DeOllos. pp134-136.
Discussion and Extension: The Adjustment of Children in Divorced and Remarried Families. E. Mavis Hetherington. pp137-139.
6) Decentering Heternormativity: A Model for Family Studies. Ramona Faith Oswald Libby Balter Blume Stephen R. Marks. pp143-166.
Case Study: Backward Socialization and Gay Identity Negotiation in Families. Bertram J. Cohler. pp155-157.
Case Study: Gay Marriage and Social Science. Timothy J. Biblarz Judity Stacey. pp157-160.
Discussion and Extension: Reflections on Queer Theory and Family Science. Lawrence A. Kurdek. pp160-162.
7) Theorizing and Studying Sibling Ties in Adulthood. Alexis J. Walker Katherine R. Allen Ingrid Arnet Connidis. pp167-190.
Spotlight on Theory: Theorizing About Sibling Relationships When Parents Become Frail. Victoria Hilkevitch Bedford. pp173-174.
Spotlight on Methods: Twin Studies and Dementia. Keith E. Whitfield. pp179-180.
Case Study: Reaching Beyond the Dyad: Research on Adult Siblings. Sarah H. Matthews. pp181-184.
Discussion and Extension: Sibling Relationships in Childhood: Implications for Life-Course Study. Susan M. McHale Ann C. Crouter. pp184-186.
8) Ecological Changes in Ethnic Families of Color. Harriette Popes McAdoo Estella A. Martínez Hester Hughes. pp191-212.
Spotlight on Theory: Empirical Reality and Vision: Studying People of Color. Tammy L. Henderson. pp194-195.
Spotlight on Methods: Methodological Considerations in the Study of Families of Color. Masako Ishii-Kuntz. pp199-200.
Case Study: Black-White Interracial Marriage and Multiracial Families. Erica Chito Childs. pp202-205.
Discussion and Extension: The Demographics of the 21st-Century Family: Examining Race, Ethnicity, and Culture Within Geographic and Generational Context. Ana Mari Cauce. pp206-208.
9) Advancing Theory Through Research: The Case of Extrusion in Stepfamilies. Margaret Crosbie-Burnett Edith A. Lewis Summer Sullivan Jessica Podolsky Rosane Mantilla de Souza Victoria Mitrani. pp213-238.
Spotlight on Theory: Emotionally Focused Family Therapy With Stepfamilies. James L. Furrow Brent Bradley Susan M. Johnson. pp220-222.
Spotlight on Methods: Exploring the Diversity of Stepfamily Relationships. Maria Schmeeckle. pp226-228.
Case Study: Identity Enactment and Verification in Gay and Lesbian Stepfamilies. Brad van Eeden-Moorefield Kari Henley Kay Pasley. pp230-233.
Discussion and Extension: Leaving Whose Home? When Stepchildren Leave Is it Always Extrusion?. Lawrence H. Ganong Marilyn Coleman. pp233-236.
10) Through the Lens of Time: How Families Live in and Through Time. Kerry L. Daly John Beaton. pp241-262.
Spotlight on Theory: Family in and Beyond Time. Andrew J. Weigert. pp248-249.
Spotlight on Methods: The Experience Sampling Method. Jennifer A. Schmidt. pp252-253.
Case Study: Viewing Time Through the Eyes of Overscheduled Children and Their Underconnected Families. Yvette V. Perry William J. Doherty. pp255-257.
Discussion and Extension: Time and Time Again: A Critical Look at Order in Family Life. Barbara H. Fiese. pp258-260.
11) Theorizing About Marriage. Jason S. Carroll Stan J. Knapp Thomas B. Holman. pp263-288.
Spotlight on Theory: Theory-Driven Couple Evaluation. Luciano L'Abate. pp267-269.
Spotlight on Methods: Studying Marriage Longitudinally. Frank D. Fincham Thomas N. Bradbury. pp274-276.
Case Study: Cultural Narratives and Individual Experiences in Relationships. Richard Bulcroft Linda Smeins Kris Bulcroft. pp278-280.
Case Study: Couples Under Stress: Studying Change in Dyadic. Yoav Lavee. pp281-283.
Discussion and Extension: Theorizing the Particulars of Marriage. Bert N. Adams. pp284-285.
12) Analyzing Couples and Families: Multilevel Methods. Aline G. Sayer Mary Maguire Klute. pp289-313.
Spotlight on Theory: Personality and Family Process. James E. Deal Charles F. Halverson, Jr. Valerie Havill. pp291-292.
Spotlight on Theory: Families in Community Context. Jay A. Mancini Gary L. Bowen James A. Martin. pp293-294.
Discussion and Extension: A Comment on the Use of Multilevel Methods in Family Research. James M. White Jay D. Teachman. pp307-310.
13) Theorizing about Aggression: Between Intimates: A Dialectical Approach. Loreen N. Olson Mark A. Fine Sally A. Lloyd. pp315-340.
Spotlight on Theory: Family Resilience. Charles H. Huber. pp320-321.
Spotlight on Methods: Holding Multiple Theories in Our Hands: Advanced Dialectical Research Methods. Deborah A. Davis Edward Read Barton. pp327-328.
Case Study: An Ecological Perspective on an Intergenerational Family Problem. Lawrence B. Schiamberg Daphna Gans. pp332-334.
Discussion and Extension: The Challenges an Promise of a Dialectical Approach to Theorizing About Intimate Violence. Claire M. Renzetti. pp335-337.
14) Fatherhood and Father Involvement: Emerging Constructs and Theoretical Orientations. Randal D. Day Charlie Lewis Margaret O'Brien Michael E. Lamb. pp341-365.
Case Study: Incarceration and Reentry of Father Into Lives of Their Families. Joyce A. Arditti Alan C. Acock Randal D. Day. pp352-354.
Case Study: The Unanticipated Consequences of Promoting Father Involvement: A Feminist Perspective. Yoshie Sano. pp355-356.
Discussion and Extension: Fathers, Fatherhood, and Families: (Re)Casting Issues of Diversity Into Forming and Re-forming Conceptualizations. Vivian L. Gadsden R. Karl Rethemeyer. pp357-359.
15) Influences of Parents and Siblings on the Development of Children and Adolescents. Martin Pinquart Raine K. Silbereisen. pp367-391.
Spotlight on Theory: Parental Acceptance-Rejection Theory. Ronald P. Rohner. pp370-372.
Spotlight on Methods: Observational Methods for Studying Families. Lorraine C. Taylor Melissa A. Barnett. pp379-380.
Case Study: Parent-Adolescent Relationships: Integrating Attachment and Bowenian Family Systems Theories. Mark J. Benson. pp382-385.
Discussion and Extension: The Role of Families in Developmental Continuity and Change During Adolescence. Jennifer L. Matjasko Katherine A. Paz. pp385-387.
16) Theorizing Intergenerational Family Relations: Solidarity, Conflict, and Ambivalence in Cross-National Contexts. Ruth Katz Ariela Lowenstein Judith Phillips Svein Olav Daatland. pp393-420.
Spotlight on Methods: Quantitative Approaches to the Study of Intergenerational Relations. Gay Becker. pp403-404.
Case Study: Testing Theories About Intergenerational Exchanges. Merril Silverstein. pp407-410.
Case Study: Recent Shifts in Family Support for Older People in Ghana. Isabella Aboderin. pp411-413.
Discussion and Extension: Theorizing Intergenerational Relations Across Societies. G. Clare Wenger. pp414-416.
17) Culture, Cognition, and Parenthood. Ralph LaRossa Wendy Simonds Donald C. Reitzes. pp423-445.
Spotlight on Theory: The Evolution of Parenting. David C. Bell. pp429-430.
Spotlight on Methods: Studying Foster and Adoptive Parent-Child Relationships. Katherine P. Leslie. pp433-434.
Case Study: River of Grief: Hearing Parents and Siblings Following Child Death. Colleen I. Murray Kathleen R. Gilbert. pp436-439.
Discussion and Extension: Parenthood, Parenting, and Martial Interactions. Debra Umberson Belinda L. Needham. pp439-442.
Discussion and Extension: Parenthood, Parenting, and Martial Interactions. Debra Umberson Belinda L. Needham. pp439-442.
18) Multicultural and Critical Race Feminisms: Theorizing Families in the Third Wave. Lee Ann De Reus April L. Few Libby Balter Blume. pp447-468.
Spotlight on Theory: Veiled Heads: A Middle Eastern Feminist Perspective. Manijeh Daneshpour. pp451-453.
Spotlight on Methods: Kentucky Homeless Mothers. Joanna M. Badagliacco. pp457-458.
Discussion and Extension: Integrating Youth Into Our Feminist Theory, Research, and Practice. Kristine M. Baber. pp463-465.
19) Socioeconomic Status and Childhood Externalizing Behaviors: A Structural Equation Framework. Robert Flynn Corwyn Robert H. Bradley. pp469-492.
Case Study: Mutlisite, Mixed-Methods Study of Rural Low-Income Families. Bonnie Braun Elaine A. Anderson. pp484-487.
Discussion and Extension: Promoting Positive Youth Development Across Variations in Socioeconomic Status: Framing the Structural Equation Modeling Approach Within a Developmental Systems Perspective. Christina Theokas Richard M. Lerner. pp488-490.
20) Don't Stop at the Borders: Theorizing Beyond Dichotomies of Work and Family. Shelley M. MacDermid Kevin Roy Anisa M. Zvonkovic. pp493-516.
Spotlight on Theory: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Work-Family Conflict. Josip Obradovic Mira Cudina. pp495-496.
Spotlight on Methods: Methodological Challenges in Theorizing the Work-Family Complex. Suraj Commuri. pp501-502.
Case Study: The Interface of Elder Caregiving and Paid Employment. Judy L. Singleton. pp507-510.
Discussion and Extension: Suggestions for a Multilevel Reframing of Work-Family Theory. Joseph G. Grzywacz Angela J. Hattery Patricia Voydanoff . pp511-513.
21) Religion and Families. Linda M. Chatters Robert Joseph Taylor . pp517-541.
Spotlight on Theory: "Good Enough" Theorizing About Families, Spirituality, and Religion: Facing Our Own Fundamentalism. Carla M. Dahl . pp523-524.
Spotlight on Methods: Measurement Issues in the Study of Religion and Spirituality. Jacqueline S. Mattis. pp527-528.
Case Study: Links Between Families and Religion. Don Swenson Jerry G. Pankhurst Sharon K. Houseknecht. pp530-533.
Discussion and Extension: How Highly Religious Families Strive to Fulfill Sacred Purposes. David C. Dollahite Loren D. Marks. pp533-537.
22) Families, Theories, and Social Policy. Phyllis Moen Scott Coltrane. pp543-565.
Spotlight on Theory: Families and Policy: Health Issues of Older Women. Karen A. Roberto. pp547-548.
Spotlight on Methods: Investigating Child Abuse Investigations. Jennifer A. Reich. pp552-553.
Case Study: Theoretical Threads Weave the Foundation for Family Policy Research. Lydia Blalock Pamela A. Monroe M. E. Betsy Garrison. pp557-559.
Discussion and Extension: Thoughts on Families and Public Policy as Viewed by Phyllis Moen and Scott Coltrane. Joan Aldous. pp560-562.
23) College Professors' Conversation About Teaching Family Theories. Velma McBride Murry Paul C. Rosenblatt Elizabeth Weiling. pp569-591.
Spotlight on Theory: Walking the Walk: Teaching Systems Theory by Doing Theory. Gail G. Whitchurch. pp573-574.
Spotlight on Theory: Human Ecology Theory for the 21st Century. Lillian A. Phenice Robert J. Griffore. pp575-576.
Spotlight on Theory: Teaching Theory 101A. Denise Berg. pp577-578.
Spotlight on Methods: Linking Theory, Methods, Community Wisdom, and Local Need. James M. Frabutt. pp581-582.
Case Study: A Family With Gender Inequality: Theory in Clinical Teaching. Thomas W. Blume Charles Lee Cole. pp586-589.
24) Teaching Methods of Family Research. Constance L. Shehan Theodore N. Greenstein. pp593-611.
Spotlight on Methods: Making Statistics Come Alive. Walter R. Schumm. pp599-600.
Spotlight on Methods: Developing Professional Skills in Methods: Writing Grant Proposals. Chalandra M. Bryant. pp604-605.
Case Study: Getting to the Bottom of the Spanking Debate: Bringing in the Ethics of Research. Robyn L. Mowery Lynda H. Walters. pp607-609.
25) Controversies and Firestorms: An Epilogue. Vern L. Bengston Katherine R. Allen David M. Klein Peggye Dilworth-Anderson Alan C. Acock. pp613-630.
Spotlight on Methods: Are You a "Positivist"? An Epistemological Self-Assessment. David M. Klein. pp625-626.
Spotlight on Theory: Where Does Queer Theory Take Us?. Stan J. Knapp Camille S. Williams. pp626-628.
Spotlight on Theory: Pushing the Boundaries of the Sourcebook. Katherine R. Allen. pp628-629.

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