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Sponsored by the National Council on Family Relations, the Sourcebook of Family Theory and Research is the definitive reference work on theory and methods for family scholars and students around the world. This volume provides a diverse, eclectic, and paradoxically mature approach to theorizing, and demonstrates how the development of theory is crucial to the future of family research. The Sourcebook is an excellent addition to any academic library. It is an authoritative reference for scholars and researchers in Human Development and Family Studies, Sociology, Social Work, and Psychology. In addition, the Sourcebook can also be used in graduate courses on family theory and methodology.
Family Composition and Family Transitions
Family Composition and Family Transitions
Family composition in the United States is marked by increasing diversity and change. Brandon and Bumpass (2001) have estimated that less than 50% of American children live in “traditional nuclear families,” defined as families that have two biological parents married to each other, full siblings only, and no other household members. Family forms continue to proliferate, and children's living arrangements increasingly include unmarried parents, stepfamilies, and multigenerational households. Cohabitation, by both opposite—sex and samesex couples, has become more prevalent, and the proportion of cohabiting households with children has increased (see Bianchi & Casper, Chapter 4, this volume). Many gay and lesbian parents are raising children. ...
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