Stepparenting
Issues in Theory, Research, and Practice
1st Edition
Published on 30. July 1995
304 pages
978-0-313-39093-7 (ISBN)
Description
Pasley and Ihinger-Tallman provide a critical analysis of the current literature on stepparenting and summarize the progress made in research, theory, and practice related to stepfamilies. The chapters are written by contributors with expertise in various fields related to stepparenting. The contributors discuss a range of concerns and issues: theoretical concerns and present models useful to the study of stepparenting; research related to relationships within stepfamilies and the development of new roles within stepfamilies; and practical considerations related to family therapy, stepfamilies and schools, and stepparenting and the law.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
ISBN-13
978-0-313-39093-7 (9780313390937)
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Persons
KAY PASLEY is Associate Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She has authored two books and numerous chapters on stepparenting, and her articles have appeared in journals such as Family Relations, the Journal of Adolescent Research, and the Journal of Marriage and the Family.
MARILYN IHINGER-TALLMAN is Professor and Chair of Sociology at Washington State University, Pullman. She has published two books and numerous articles on remarriage and stepparenting.
MARILYN IHINGER-TALLMAN is Professor and Chair of Sociology at Washington State University, Pullman. She has published two books and numerous articles on remarriage and stepparenting.
Content
Preface
Remarriage and Stepfamilies: Making Progress in Understanding by Kay Pasley, Marilyn Ihinger-Tallman, and Amy Lofquist
A Multidimensional Cognitive-Developmental Model of Stepfamily Adjustment by Mark A. Fine and Lawrence A. Kurdek
Comparison of Implication of the Justice and Care Perspectives for Theories of Remarriage and Stepparenting by Jean Giles-Sims
Marital Quality and Marital Stability in Remarriage and Multiple Remarriages: A Test of Lewis and Spanier's Hypothesis by Kay Pasley and Eric Sandras
Role Integration and Marital Adjustment in Stepfather Families by James H. Bray, Sandra H. Berger, and Carol L. Boethel
Adolescent Stepchild-Stepparent Relationships: Changes Over Time by Lawrence H. Ganong and Marilyn Coleman
Stepmothers and Their Adolescent Children: Adjustment to New Family Roles by Donna Quick, Patrick C. McKenry, and Barbara M. Newman
Former Spouse Relations and Noncustodial Father Involvement During Marital and Family Transitions: A Closer Look at Remarriage Following Divorce by Cheryl Buehler and Catherine Ryan
Toward a Cognitive Dissonance Conceptualization of Stepchild-Biological Children Loyalty Conflicts: A Construct Validity Study by W. Glenn Clingempeel, John J. Coylar, and E. Mavis Hetherington
Treating Stepfamilies: Alternatives to Traditional Family Therapy by Scott Browning
The Interface Between Stepparent Families and Schools: Research, Theory, Policy, and Practice by Margaret Crosbie-Burnett
Stepparents and the Law: A Nebulous Status and Need for Reform by Sarah H. Ramsey
Building Bridges: Reflections on Theory, Research, and Practice by Marilyn Ihinger-Tallman and Kay Pasley
References
Remarriage and Stepfamilies: Making Progress in Understanding by Kay Pasley, Marilyn Ihinger-Tallman, and Amy Lofquist
A Multidimensional Cognitive-Developmental Model of Stepfamily Adjustment by Mark A. Fine and Lawrence A. Kurdek
Comparison of Implication of the Justice and Care Perspectives for Theories of Remarriage and Stepparenting by Jean Giles-Sims
Marital Quality and Marital Stability in Remarriage and Multiple Remarriages: A Test of Lewis and Spanier's Hypothesis by Kay Pasley and Eric Sandras
Role Integration and Marital Adjustment in Stepfather Families by James H. Bray, Sandra H. Berger, and Carol L. Boethel
Adolescent Stepchild-Stepparent Relationships: Changes Over Time by Lawrence H. Ganong and Marilyn Coleman
Stepmothers and Their Adolescent Children: Adjustment to New Family Roles by Donna Quick, Patrick C. McKenry, and Barbara M. Newman
Former Spouse Relations and Noncustodial Father Involvement During Marital and Family Transitions: A Closer Look at Remarriage Following Divorce by Cheryl Buehler and Catherine Ryan
Toward a Cognitive Dissonance Conceptualization of Stepchild-Biological Children Loyalty Conflicts: A Construct Validity Study by W. Glenn Clingempeel, John J. Coylar, and E. Mavis Hetherington
Treating Stepfamilies: Alternatives to Traditional Family Therapy by Scott Browning
The Interface Between Stepparent Families and Schools: Research, Theory, Policy, and Practice by Margaret Crosbie-Burnett
Stepparents and the Law: A Nebulous Status and Need for Reform by Sarah H. Ramsey
Building Bridges: Reflections on Theory, Research, and Practice by Marilyn Ihinger-Tallman and Kay Pasley
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