Stepparenting : issues in theory, research, and practice / edited by Kay Pasley and Marilyn Ihinger-Tallman.

Other author Pasley, Kay.
Other author Ihinger-Tallman, Marilyn, 1936-
Format Book
Publication InfoWestport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1994.
Descriptionxii, 292 pages ; 25 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

SeriesContributions in sociology, 0084-9278 ; no. 108
Contributions in sociology ; no. 108. ^A4447
Contents Remarriage and stepfamilies: making progress in understanding / Kay Pasley, Marilyn Ihinger-Tallman, and Amy Lofquist -- A multidimensional cognitive-developmental model of stepfamily adjustment / Mark A. Fine and Lawrence A. Kurdek -- Comparison of implications of the justice and care perspectives for theories of remarriage and stepparenting / Jean Giles-Sims -- Marital quality and marital stability in remarriage and multiple remarriages: a test of Lewis and Spanier's hypothesis / Kay Pasley and Eric Sandras -- Role integration and marital adjustment in stepfather families / James H. Bray, Sandra H. Berger, and Carol L. Boethel -- Adolescent stepchild-stepparent relationships: changes over time / Lawrence H. Ganong and Marilyn Coleman -- Stepmothers and their adolescent children: adjustment to new family roles / Donna S. Quick, Patrick C. McKenry, and Barbara M. Newman.
Contents (cont) Former-spouse relations and noncustodial father involvement during maritial and family transitions: a closer look at remarriage following divorce / Cheryl Buehler and Catherine Ryan -- Toward a cognitive dissonance conceptualization of stepchildren and biological children loyalty conflicts: a construct validity study / W. Glenn Clingempeel, John J. Colyar, and E. Mavis Hetherington -- Treating stepfamilies: alternatives to traditional family therapy / Scott Browning -- The interface between stepparent families and schools: research, theory, policy, and practice / Margaret Crosbie-Burnett -- Stepparents and the law: a nebulous status and a need for reform / Sarah H. Ramsey -- Building bridges: reflections on theory, research, and practice / Marilyn Ihinger-Tallman and Kay Pasley.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 251-279) and index.
Other formsAlso issued online.
Issued in other formOnline version: Stepparenting. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1994
LCCN 93025073
ISBN0313285020 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780313285028 (alk. paper)