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Pioneering Paths in the Study of Families : the Lives and Careers of Family Scholars.
Meet the men and women whose groundbreaking work elevated the field of family studies! In Pioneering Paths in the Study of Families: The Lives and Careers of Family Scholars, you'll find 40 autobiographies written by leading scholars in sociology, family studies, psychology, and child developme...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; PART I: CROSSING BOUNDARIES; Crossing Boundaries: An Introduction to the Lives of Family Scholars; A Hero's Journey: The Lifeway s of a Modern Day Asclepius; My Autobiography; In Search of Resiliency in Families: Vision Quest of a Native Hawaiian Family Scholar; Life as a Sociologist; My Biographical Self: A Brief Sketch; Exploring and Defining Early Social Ecologies and Their Impact: Mothers, Fathers, Families and Cultures; PART II: OVERCOMING OBSTACLES; Overcoming Obstacles-Challenges to Life and Scholarship.
- Now Take My Life-Please!By the Book: An Academic Memoir; Living the Literature: Keeping My Family in Family Sociology; Aspirations and Possibilities: Coming to Terms with Other People's Reality; Constructing a Life Course; Following a Non-Linear Career Path: Dietetics + Child Development + Special Education = Family Studies; PART III: ENVIRONMENTAL AND FAMILY INFLUENCES SHAPING FAMILY SCHOLARS; Environmental and Family Influences Shaping Family Scholars; An Autobiographical Sketch; How I Got This Way: Memoirs of a Liberal; The Autobiography of a Sex Researcher: Short Version.
- My Family and Me: A 20th Century SagaA Personal and Intellectual Journey; My Life Story: Reflections of an Early Family Scholar; Families, Social Change, and Individual Lives; Making the World Safe for Difference; PART IV: INTERSECTIONS: UNIQUE CAREER PATHS TO STUDYING FAMILIES; Intersections: Unique Career Paths to Studying Families; Toward Understanding Families as Groups; The Importance of Serendipity; Continuities and Diversities; Coming Full Circle: From Volunteer to Professional; The Social Construction of a Family Sociologist.
- Orchestrating Differences: The Making of a Family PsychologistReflections of a Psychologist Turned Relationship/ Family Scientist; Soft Ideas and Hard Methods: Family Sociologist or Social Psychologist?; The Admiral's Son with an Independent Spirit; Trying to Make Sense of Self: A Work in Progress; PART V: INDEPENDENT SPIRITS; Independent Spirits; Evelyn Duvall's Life; Migration into Middle Class: Social Capital at Work; How a Kid from the North Woods Got Lucky; Mountains, Mormonism, Marriage, and Family: Life and Career Reflections; The Way Things Were and Still Are.
- Observing Families: Their Contexts and ConsequencesAn Interest in Lost Persons; Threads in My Professional Career; Life Course Reflections; Everyday Life in Family Scholarship and Family Life: Sketches and Interpretations; Index.