White, James M., <br/><br/>
Advancing family theories / 
James M. White. 
 - Thousand Oaks, Calif. :  Sage Publications,  2005. 
 - 201 p. 
<br/><br/>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. HKBU library 
<br/><br/> YT2025 M09 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0761929053 9780761929055 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Families--Philosophy.<br/>Families--Research.<br/>Sociology--Philosophy.<br/>Sociology--Methodology.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HQ728  / W582 A 2005