UPC: 9783030920012 | Sourcebook of Family Theories and Methodologies: A Dynamic Approach (Hardcover)

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This sourcebook is an unparalleled resource in the field of family science. It provides a comprehensive overview of both traditional and contemporary theories and methodologies to promote a greater understanding of increasingly complex family realities. It focuses on broad developments in research design and conceptualization while also offering a historical perspective on developments in family science over time particularly emerging theories from the past several decades. Each chapter summarizes and evaluates a major theory or methodological approach in the field delving into its main principles; its debates and challenges; how it has evolved over time; its practical uses in policy education or further research; and links to other theories and methodologies. In highlighting recent research of note chapters emphasize the potential for innovative future applications. Key areas of coverage include: – Risk and resilience family stress feminist critical race and social exchange theories. – Ambiguous loss intersectionality Queer and family development theory. – Life course framework. – Biosocial theory and biomarker methods. – Symbolic interactionism. – Ethnography. – Mixed methods participatory action research and evaluation.