Advancing family theories
By: James M. White.
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
Subjects: Family -- Philosophy; Family -- Research; Sociology -- Philosophy; Sociology -- Methodology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-185) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Family theory and social science; title: Science and its critics; title: Theory, models, and metaphors; title: Functions and types of theory; title: Rational choice theory and the family; title: Transition theory; title: Empirical research and theory; title: Theory and human values; title: Conclusion : theories as tools for studying families.