Exploring Family Theories 2012 Smith Hamon PB 3rd ed

Description: Exploring Family Theories 2012 Smith Hamon PB 3rd ed. Some pages have been underlined and highlighted Most of the pages are clean "Exploring Family Theories identifies the key theories that are relevant for understanding families and explains them in a concise, straightforward manner. The application questions and sample readings help each theory come alive for students by encouraging them to think about real-world as well as research applications." - RHONDA RICHARDSON. Kent State University "Exploring Family Theories covers the ten leading theories quite nicely, giving students a sense of the history, assumptions, concepts, applications, and critique of each of them. 1 really like that approach; it aligns perfectly with how I teach my course. I am so impressed by this text. I will adopt." RICHARD N. PITT, Vanderbilt University Offering a diverse variety of perspectives, Exploring Family Theories, Third Edition, is a combined text/reader that integrates theory with research and applications. In each chapter, Suzanne R. Smith and Raeann R. Hamon present the history, scholarship, and critiques of one principal family theory in a concise manner. Numerous examples and illustrations augment and clarify content, while application questions help students relate these theories to the real world. After each chapter, a follow-up journal article exemplifies how that particular theory is used to guide actual research. NEW TO THIS EDITION: A new chapter on ecological theory Updated research and application sections Expanded introductions on the history of each theory, its development and function, and the need for theorizing An extended epilogue offering a more in-depth look at how we evaluate theories and the projected future of family theories New sample readings on contemporary and relevant topics ABOUT THE AUTHORS SUZANNER. SMITH is Associate Professor of Human Development at Washington State University Vancouve where she serves as the Associate Chair and Program Director. RAEANN R. HAMON is Distinguished Professor of Family Science and Gerontology and Chair of the Human Development and Family Science Department at Messiah College in Pennsylvania. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vi ABOUT THE AUTHORS vi NEW TO THE THIRD EDITION ix INTRODUCTION I What is Theory? 1 Family Theory 7 Text Organization 8 1. SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONISM THEORY 11 History 12 Basic Assumptions 15 Primary Terms and Concepts 17 Common Areas of Research and Application 20 Critique 24 Application 25 SAMPLE READING Symbolic Interactionism in Grounded Theory Studies: Women Surviving with HIV/AIDS in Rural Northern Thailand, by Areewan Klunklin and Jennifer Greenwood 29 2. STRUCTURAL FUNCTIONALISM THEORY 42 History 42 Basic Assumptions 44 Primary Terms and Concepts 46 Common Areas of Research and Application 48 Critique 52 Application 54

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