TY  - BOOK
AU  - White,James M.
TI  - Advancing family theories
SN  - 9781452263038
AV  - HQ728 .W52 2005eb
U1  - 306.85/01 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Thousand Oaks, Calif.
PB  - Sage Publications
KW  - Families
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Research
KW  - Sociology
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Famille
KW  - Philosophie
KW  - Familles
KW  - Recherche
KW  - Sociologie
KW  - Méthodologie
KW  - FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS
KW  - Alternative Family
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Reference
KW  - fast
KW  - Sociologie de la famille
KW  - rasuqam
KW  - Méthodologie de recherche
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-185) and indexes; Introduction -- Family theory and social science -- Science and its critics -- Theory, models, and metaphors -- Function and types of theory -- Rational choice and the family -- Transition theory -- Theory, research, and meta-theory -- Theory and human values -- Conclusion : theories as tools for studying families; Electronic reproduction; [Place of publication not identified]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010
N2  - Explores two contemporary theories of the family-rational choice theory & transition theory that illuminate what differing theories reveal about families. The book also discusses how meta-theories can assist in refining theory, & offers insight on the 'understanding versus explanation' debate
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