{"product_id":"emerging-methods-in-family-research-susan-m-mchale-9783319376929","title":"Emerging Methods in Family Research","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe family can be a model of loving support, a crucible of pathology, or some blend of the two. Across disciplines, it is also the basic unit for studying human relationships, patterns of behavior, and influence on individuals and society. As family structures evolve and challenge previous societal norms, new means are required for understanding their dynamics, and for improving family interventions and policies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmerging Methods in Family Research\u003c\/i\u003e details innovative approaches designed to keep researchers apace with the diversity and complexities of today's families. This versatile idea-book offers meaningful new ways to represent multiple forms of diversity in family structure and process, cutting-edge updates to family systems models and measurement methods, and guidance on the research process, from designing projects to analyzing findings. These chapters provide not only new frameworks for basic research on families, but also prime examples of their practical use in intervention and policy studies. Contributors also consider the similarities and differences between the study of individuals and the study of family relationships and systems. Included in the coverage: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUse of nonlinear dynamic models to study families as coordinated symbiotic systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse of network models for understanding change and diversity in the formal structure of American families.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepresenting trends and moment-to-moment variability in dyadic and family processes using state-space modeling techniques.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy qualitative and ethnographic methods are essential for understanding family life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMethods in multi-site trials of family-based interventions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImplementing the Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST) to analyze the effects of family interventions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eResearchers in human development, family studies, clinical and developmental psychology, social psychology, sociology, anthropology, and social welfare as well as public policy researchers will welcome \u003ci\u003eEmerging Methods in Family Research\u003c\/i\u003e as a resource to inspire novel approaches to studying families.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan M. McHale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3319376926\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783319376929\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.64d","brand":"Susan M. McHale","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47520645808383,"sku":"9783319376929","price":179.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_38bfbdf9-f643-436d-8771-e872d904b51d.jpg?v=1762886310","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/emerging-methods-in-family-research-susan-m-mchale-9783319376929","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}