TY  - BOOK
AU  - White,James M.
TI  - Advancing family theories
SN  - 0761929053
AV  - HQ728 W582 A 2005
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Thousand Oaks, Calif.
PB  - Sage Publications
KW  - Families
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Research
KW  - Sociology
KW  - Methodology
N1  - 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; YT2025 M09
ER  -