{"product_id":"remarriage-and-stepparenting-current-research-and-theory-9780898629224","title":"Remarriage and Stepparenting: Current Research and Theory","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince the mid-1970s  the texture of modern society has been changed dramatically by the increasing presence of the stepfamily. No longer considered the exception to the norm  the stepfamily has been thrust into the mainstream by a 50% divorce rate combined with a high incidence of remarriage. According to some estimates  35% of children born in the 1980s will experience stepfamily living by the time they reach the age of 18. Although interest in remarriage and stepfamily relationships is growing  the literature often takes the form of popular work or anecdotal accounts with minimal data. This volume provides a much-needed overview of current research and theory in the field. It stems from a series of meetings sponsored by the Society for Research in Child Development and funded by the Foundation for Child Development. The nine scholars who participated in the year-long study group  along with two others prominent in the field  have produced a work which explores the intricacies of remarriage and stepfamily living from a variety of perspectives. How do divorce and remarriage determine parents adjustment and parent-child relationships? How are the boundaries set within this new family form? What are the dynamics between biological and step parents  both within the newly-created nuclear family and within the linked family units--those tied together for life by their common children? This comprehensive volume sheds new light on these issues and more  including the relatively untouched area of stepsibling relationships. It incorporates findings from five recent research studies  providing data not available elsewhere. The contributors also examine the stepfamily within historical  social  and cultural contexts--from changing demographics to stepfamily stereotypes. They cast a critical eye on current literature in the field and on research methodologies  providing insights on the changing nature of the stepfamily  and developing conceptual frameworks for further research. With so much important  up-to-date scholarship under one cover  REMARRIAGE AND STEPPARENTING TODAY is a valuable resource for researchers and clinicians in the areas of sociology  psychology  psychiatry  and social work  as well as for advanced students pursuing any of these disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67932293005365,"sku":"ByrdShop_0898629225","price":90.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780898629224.jpg?v=1794222920","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/remarriage-and-stepparenting-current-research-and-theory-9780898629224","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}