Advancing family theories - White, James M., 1946- (Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2005)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-185) and indexes.
Keywords: Families -- Philosophy; Families -- Research; Sociology -- Philosophy; Sociology -- Methodology