TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pryor,Jan
TI  - Stepfamilies: a global perspective on research, policy, and practice 
T2  - Textbooks in family studies series
SN  - 0415814650
AV  - HQ759.92 .P76 2014
U1  - 306.8747 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Stepfamilies
KW  - Textbooks
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Introduction to Stepfamilies -- 2. Frameworks and Theories for Understanding Stepfamilies -- 3. Contexts of Stepfamilies: Culture and Race -- 4. Stepfamily Formation: Pathways and Processes -- 5. Adults in Stepfamilies -- 6. Adult and Sibling Relationships in Stepfamilies -- 7. Child -- 8. Children in Stepfamilies -- 9. Intergenerational Relationships in Stepfamilies -- 10. Gay and Lesbian Stepfamilies -- 11. The Stepfamily as a Unit: Challenges and Well-being -- 12. Interventions for Stepfamilies -- 13. Legal and Policy Issues for Stepfamilies -- 14. Overview and Conclusions -- --; 1; Introduction to Stepfamilies --; Objectives of this Chapter --; Introduction --; A Brief History of Stepfamilies --; Defining and Classifying Stepfamilies --; Incomplete Institutionalization --; Stereotypes and Stigma --; Factors Contributing to Stepfamily Diversity --; Prevalence of Stepfamilies --; Chapter Summary --; Key Terms --; Discussion Questions --; Exercise --; Additional Readings and Web Resources -- --; 2; Frameworks and Theories for Understanding Stepfamilies --; Objectives of this Chapter --; Introduction --; Family Systems Theory --; Life Course Theories --; Family Social Capital --; Evolutionary Theory --; Boundary Ambiguity --; Parenting Styles --; Bidirectional Effects --; Chapter Summary --; Key Terms --; Discussion Questions --; Exercises --; Additional Readings and Web Resources -- --; 3; Contexts of Stepfamilies: Culture and Race --; Objectives of this Chapter --; Introduction --; Stepfamilies in Asian Cultures: Chinese and Japanese Families --; Stepfamilies in Africa: The Case of Namibia --; Stepfamilies in Hispanic Cultures --; Black American Culture and Stepfamilies --; Maori Culture and Stepfamilies: An Example of Polynesian Culture --; A Comparison of Cultures --; Chapter Summary --; Key Terms --; Discussion Questions --; Exercise --; Additional Readings and Web Resources -- --; 4; Stepfamily Formation: Pathways and Processes --; Objectives of this Chapter --; Introduction --; Pathways to Stepfamily Formation --; Contributing Factors to the Changing Formation of Stepfamilies --; Multiple Transitions --; Multipartner Fertility --; Typologies --; Other Issues in Thinking about Stepfamilies --; Chapter Summary --; Key Terms --; Discussion Questions --; Exercise --; Additional Readings and Web Resources -- --; 5; Adults in Stepfamilies --; Objectives of this Chapter --; Introduction --; Resident Mothers --; Resident Fathers --; Nonresident Fathers --; Nonresident Mothers --; Stepmothers --; Stepfathers --; Chapter Summary --; Key Terms --; Discussion Questions --; Exercise --; Additional Readings and Web Resources -- --; 6; Adult and Sibling Relationships in Stepfamilies --; Objectives of this Chapter --; Introduction --; Adult --; Adult Relationships --; Sibling Relationships --; Conceptual Models for Understanding Sibling Relationships --; Biological Sibling Relationships --; Stepsibling Relationships --; Half-sibling Relationships --; Chapter Summary --; Key Terms --; Discussion Questions --; Exercise --; Additional Readings and Web Resources -- --; 7; Child --; Adult Relationships --; Objectives of this Chapter --; Introduction --; Biological Parent --; Child Relationships --; Stepparent --; Stepchild Relationships --; Child --; Nonresident Parent Relationships --; Relationships with Multiple Parenting Figures --; Chapter Summary --; Key Terms --; Discussion Questions --; Exercise --; Additional Readings and Web Resources -- --; 8; Children in Stepfamilies --; Objectives of this Chapter --; Introduction --; The Well-being of Children in Stepfamilies --; Explanatory Factors and Determinants of Outcomes --; Contact with Nonresident Parents and Well-being --; The Impact of Multiple Transitions on Children's Well-being --; Child Abuse in Stepfamilies --; Chapter Summary --; Key Terms --; Discussion Questions --; Exercise --; Additional Readings and Web Resources -- --; 9; Intergenerational Relationships in Stepfamilies --; Objectives of this Chapter --; Introduction --; The Importance of the Grandparental Relationship --; Conceptual Frameworks for Considering Grandparenting --; The Nature of the Grandchild --; Grandparent Relationship --; Is the Grandparental Relationship Related to the Well-being of Children? --; Grandparents and Divorce --; Becoming a Step-grandparent --; Contact between Children and Grandparents and Step-grandparents --; Chapter Summary --; Key Terms --; Discussion Questions --; Exercise --; Additional Readings and Web Resources -- --; 10; Gay and Lesbian Stepfamilies --; Objectives of this Chapter --; Introduction --; Formation and Definition --; Demographics of Gay and Lesbian Stepfamilies --; Attitudes to Same-sex Stepfamilies --; Stigma --; Legal Structures: Domestic Partnerships, Civil Union, and Marriage --; Relationships and Roles in Gay and Lesbian Stepfamilies --; Well-being in Gay and Lesbian Stepfamilies --; Chapter Summary --; Key Terms --; Discussion Questions --; Exercise --; Additional Readings and Web Resources -- --; 11; The Stepfamily as a Unit: Challenges and Well-being --; Objectives of this Chapter --; Introduction --; Challenges for Stepfamilies --; Developmental Trajectories of Stepfamilies --; Family Well-being --; Chapter Summary --; Key Terms --; Discussion Questions --; Exercise --; Additional Readings and Web Resources -- --; 12; Interventions for Stepfamilies --; Objectives of this Chapter --; Introduction --; The Stepfamily Cycle --; Interventions and Therapy --; Evaluation of Interventions --; Outcomes of Interventions --; Therapeutic Interventions --; Chapter Summary --; Key Terms --; Discussion Questions --; Exercise --; Additional Readings and Web Resources -- --; 13; Legal and Policy Issues for Stepfamilies --; Objectives of this Chapter --; Introduction --; Stepfamilies and the Law --; The Legal Situation in the United States --; Adoption by Stepparents --; Other Options for Stepparents --; Proposals for Change in the United States --; Policy Issues --; Chapter Summary --; Key Terms --; Discussion Questions --; Exercise --; Additional Readings and Web Resources -- --; 14; Overview and Conclusions --; Objectives of this Chapter --; Introduction --; Fluidity of Stepfamily Households --; The Importance of Time --; Cultural Diversity --; Stepkinship --; Child Effects --; Family Practices and Family Displays --; Lessons from Black Families: The Pedi-focal Family --; Chapter Summary --; Key Terms --; Discussion Questions --; Exercise --; Additional Readings and Web Resources
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