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Advancing Family Theories.

Advancing Family Theories explores two contemporary theories of the family - rational choice theory and transition theory. These diametrically different approaches illuminate what differing theories reveal about families. The book also discusses how meta-theories can assist in building and refining...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: White, Dr. James M. M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 -- Introduction -- PART I: Understanding Theory: Product and Process -- 2 -- Family Theory and Social Science -- 3 -- Science and Its Critics -- 4 -- Theory, Models, and Metaphors -- 5 -- Functions and Types of Theory -- PART II -- Advancing Substantive Family Theories -- 6 -- Rational Choice Theory and the Family -- 7 -- Transition Theory -- PART III: Beyond Theory: Ethics, Ideology, and Metatheory -- 8 -- Empirical Research and Theory -- 9 -- Theory and Human Values -- 10 -- Conclusion: Theories as Tools for Studying Families -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- About the Author -- Untitled. 
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