Stepfamilies

A Global Perspective on Research, Policy, and Practice

Jan Pryor (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)

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Routledge
15 November 2013

Sociology: family & relationships

Series: Textbooks in Family Studies

This new book reviews the most current global research and highlights the challenges, possibilities, and dynamics of stepfamily households. It describes their formation, their experiences, and the factors that help them thrive. International and cultural differences are highlighted throughout along with issues of class, gender, and religion. Nontraditional stepfamilies such as those headed by same-sex families are also explored along with clinical and legal issues. Engagingly written with numerous vignettes and examples, each chapter features objectives, an introduction, boldfaced key terms, summary, list of key terms, discussion questions, exercises, and additional text and web resources. The book concludes with a glossary.

Highlights of coverage include:

The history, diversity, and demography of stepfamilies (ch. 1).

Frameworks for thinking about stepfamilies (ch. 2).

The impact of race and culture on stepfamily dynamics (ch. 3).

Stepfamily formation including the role of cohabitation and lone parenting (ch.4).

The wellbeing of adults in stepfamilies including resident and nonresident parents (ch.5).

Relationships in stepfamilies including those between adults, between adults and children, and between siblings (chs. 6 & 7).

Children’s wellbeing in stepfamilies, and factors that help explain outcomes (ch. 8).

The importance of intergenerational relationships (ch.9).

Stepfamilies headed by sex couples; wellbeing, stigma and legal issues (ch. 10).

Factors that promote wellbeing in stepfamilies such as communication patterns, rituals, and flexibility (ch.11).

Interventions and therapy, and recent legal and policy issues (chs. 12 & 13).

New ways of thinking about stepfamily living (ch. 14).

Intended as a core advanced undergraduate/beginning graduate text for courses on stepfamilies or as a supplement for courses on divorce, family studies, introduction to the family, and/or marriage and the family taught in human development and family studies, psychology, sociology, and social work, the book also appeals to those who work with stepfamilies in a counseling or legal setting.

By: Jan Pryor (Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9780415814669
ISBN 10: 0415814669
Series: Textbooks in Family Studies
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 15 November 2013
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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-Adult Relationships 8. Children in Stepfamilies 9. Intergenerational Relationships in Stepfamilies 10. Gay and Lesbian Stepfamilies 11. The Stepfamily as a Unit: Challenges and Wellbeing 12. Interventions for Stepfamilies 13. Legal and Policy Issues for Stepfamilies 14. Overview and Conclusions

Jan Pryor, PhD, is an adjunct professor at Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand.

Reviews for Stepfamilies: A Global Perspective on Research, Policy, and Practice

This is a real textbook on a very important and common problem and ... an understudied topic. ... I like the ... boxes and cases. ...I would seriously consider using it for a course. A text in this area is needed and ... Pryor has an excellent reputation. - Robert Emery, University of Virginia, USA Jan Pryor ... is ... well respected by international colleagues. ... Her ability to draw upon research around the globe makes her especially attractive as a textbook author. Instructors are increasingly focusing on other cultures and other countries in their teaching of family issues. ... [This] volume could be used by both advanced undergraduates as well as graduate students ... in ... psychology, sociology and social work. -Ross Parke, University of California, Riverside, USA It provides a thorough treatment of the subject ... [by] covering essential ... as well as emerging ... topics (intergenerational stepfamily relationships, gay and lesbian stepfamilies). ... Stepfamilies can be quite complex and the author does a nice job of presenting the material in way that would help students grasp this complexity. ... This would be a valuable book for an advanced undergraduate course in family studies. ... The author ... is well-known and an expert on stepfamilies. -Valarie King, the Pennsylvania State University, USA Jan is well known and her work is highly regarded. Her edited book on stepfamilies is state of the art. The book will clearly benefit from her expertise and knowledge of the field internationally. ... The book is comprehensive and could be used as a core text in a class on stepfamilies and in this way encourage the development of such courses ... [or it] could be used as a supplement to a family studies class. - Robert Milardo, University of Maine, USA, Editor, Textbooks in Family Studies Series If anyone can present a more global perspective on the topic, Dr. Pryor can. ... I would recommend [the book] ... for ... use ... [in] courses on marriage and family. ... The content is valuable to family studies people (including students). ... The more than the U.S. is highly appealing. - Kay Pasley, Florida State University, USA