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Exploring Family Theories

by Suzanne R. Smith; Raeann R. Hamon; Bron B. Ingoldsby; J. Elizabeth Miller

Synopsis

Written by a team of experts,Exploring Family Theories,Second Edition, is a combined text/reader that integrates theory with research and applications. Presenting a diverse variety of perspectives, it offers students a unique and highly readable introduction to family theories.

In each chapter, Suzanne R. Smith, Raeann R. Hamon, Bron B. Ingoldsby, and J. Elizabeth Miller present the history, scholarship, and critiques of each principal family theory in a concise and student-friendly manner. Numerous illustrations and examples augment and clarify content, while application questions help students relate each theory to the real world. After each chapter, a follow-up journal article exemplifies how each theory is used to guide actual research.

Now in its second edition,Exploring Family Theoriesfeatures contemporary--rather than historical--readings and a completely updated literature review. This edition also addresses issues of diversity throughout.

Clear, comprehensive, and concise,Exploring Family Theories,Second Edition, is ideal for undergraduate and graduate courses in family theory.

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Book Information

Copyright year 2009
ISBN-13 9780195377712
ISBN-10 0195377710
Class Copyright
Publisher Oxford University Press Incorporated
Subject FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS;LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES;PSYCHOLOGY;SOCIAL SCIENCE
File Size 0 MB
Number of Pages 336
Length of Recording 23
Shelf No. JX812