Family Studies Arena

International Family Change

Ideational Perspectives

• Edited by Rukmalie Jayakody, Arland Thornton and William Axinn.

Published July 2007

Many dimensions of family life have changed. Age at marriage has risen, arranged marriages and extended families have declined, intergenerational relationships have been altered, and contraceptive usage has become widespread. Until now, most explanations have focused on structural influences that…
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Promoting Positive Parenting

An Attachment-Based Intervention

• Edited by Femmie Juffer, Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg and Marinus H. van Ijzendoorn.

Published July 2007

This book illuminates the successful implementations of one of the few evidence-based parenting intervention programs. More than 20 years ago the editors began experimenting with videotaping parental behavior in order to enhance parents' sensitivity to their children’s signals. This new book…
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Mating Intelligence

Sex, Relationships, and the Mind's Reproductive System

• Edited by Glenn Geher, and Geoffrey Miller.

Published July 2007

Human intelligence is sexually attractive, and strongly predicts the success of sexual relationships, but the behavioral sciences have usually ignored the interface between intelligence and mating. This is the first serious scholarly effort to explore that interface, by examining both universal and…
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Risk and Resilience

Adolescent Mothers and Their Children Grow Up

• Edited by John G. Borkowski, Jaelyn R. Farris, Thomas L. Whitman, Shannon S. Carothers and Keri Weed.

Published March 2007

In 1984, a longitudinal study was launched at the University of Notre Dame to evaluate the social and psychological consequences of teenage parenting. Interwoven Lives: Adolescent Mothers and Their Children (2001) described, in detail, the development of these adolescent mothers and their…
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Family, Self, and Human Development Across Cultures

Theory and Applications, Second Edition

• By Çigdem Kagitçibasi.

Published March 2007

Reflecting author Çigdem Kagitçibasi's influential work over the last two decades, this new edition examines human development, the self, and the family in a cultural context. It challenges the existing assumptions in mainstream western psychology about the nature of individuals. The author…
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Cultures of Infancy

• By Heidi Keller.

Published February 2007

Cultures of Infancy presents the first systematic analysis of culturally informed developmental pathways, synthesizing evolutionary and cultural psychological perspectives for a broader understanding of human development. In this compelling book, author Heidi Keller utilizes ethnographic reports,…
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Smooth Sailing or Stormy Waters?

Family Transitions Through Adolescence and Their Implications for Practice and Policy

• By Rena D. Harold, Lisa G. Colarossi and Lucy R. Mercier.

Published January 2007

Smooth Sailing enhances our understanding of the family's transition through adolescence by examining qualitative data about the experiences of parents and teens across multiple relationships and social contexts. This volume follows the same 60 families described in the authors' first book,…
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Family Identity

Ties, Symbols, and Transitions

• By Vittorio Cigoli, and Eugenia Scabini.

Published October 2006

Gender, generations, and lineage; faith, hope, and justice; gifts, duties, and debts; affection, responsibility, and generativity; values, secrets, and objectives; transmissions and transitions: these are the primary themes of family. They refer to what the family relationship builds in terms of…
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Family Policy Matters

How Policymaking Affects Families and What Professionals Can Do

• By Karen Bogenschneider.

Published August 2006

Drawing on hundreds of studies in the last 20 years, the new edition of Family Policy Matters brings a fresh perspective to family policy, underscoring why it is needed, and outlining how policymaking should be approached. Author Karen Bogenschneider proposes a theoretical framework for…
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Handbook of Measurement Issues in Family Research

• Edited by Sandra L. Hofferth, and Lynne M. Casper.

Published June 2006

Dramatic societal changes have reshaped America’s families. Young adults have delayed marriage, and cohabitation before marriage has become commonplace. One in three women giving birth is unmarried, and the proportion of children under 18 living in single-parent families rose from 23 to…
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