Family, Self, and Society: Toward A New Agenda for Family Research

, by Cowan; Philip A.

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ISBN: 9780805809992 | 0805809996
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Copyright: 11/1/1992

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Preface
Rethinking Our Conceptual Models
Bringing the Institution Back In	p. 3
Changes of Heart: Family Dynamics in Historical Perspective	p. 43
The Child in Family and School: Agency and the Workings of Time	p. 69
Conscripting Kin: Reflections on Family, Generation, and Culture	p. 103
A Cross-Cultural Perspective: The Japanese Family as a Unit in Moral Socialization	p. 115
Perspectives on Family Theory: Families in History and Beyond	p. 143
Perspectives on Family Theory: New Myths From Old	p. 153
Rethinking Research on Nuclear Families
Mothers, Fathers, Sons, and Daughters: Gender Differences in Family Formation and Parenting Style	p. 165
Family Transitions and Children's Functioning: The Case of Parental Conflict and Divorce	p. 197
The Structuring of Family Decision-Making: Personal and Societal Sources and Some Consequences for Children	p. 235
Work and Family Dynamics	p. 265
Perspectives on Research in the Early Years of Family Life: Costs and Benefits of Nontraditional Variations	p. 287
Rethinking Research on Family Networks in Middle and Old Age
An Intergenerational Family Congruence Model	p. 295
The Prolongation of Life and the Extension of Family Relationships: The Families of the Oldest Old	p. 317
The Importance of Family in Advanced Old Age: The Family is "Forever"	p. 331
Perspective on Research With Older Families: Contributions of Older Adults to Families and to Family Theory	p. 353
Case Studies: Their Role in Theory and Research
Developmental Process: Mother-Child and Father-Child Interaction During the Second Year of Life	p. 363
Continuity and Change in the Transition to Parenthood: A Tale of Two Families	p. 385
The Life and Family of Karl Schulz	p. 417
Perspectives on the Use of Case Studies: All it Takes is One	p. 453
Toward a New Agenda for Family Research
Issues in Defining a Research Agenda for the 1990s	p. 465
Author Index	p. 483
Subject Index	p. 495
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