From the Preface
Stepfamilies are one of the fastest growing family types in industrial nations. Nearly one third of all Americans is now a stepparent, stepchild, stepsibling, or some other member of a stepfamily. Compared to other family groups, the stepfamily has been neglected both with respect to research and to policy.
Marriages That Create Stepfamilies - Why Do They Occur? Fail? Succeed?
Lead Speaker: David Popenoe, Rutgers University
Discussants:
Marilyn Coleman, University of Missouri-Columbia
Lawrence A. Kurdek, Wright State University
Norval Glenn, University of Texas
How Do Stepfamilies Function as Child-Rearing Organizations?
Lead Speaker: Mavis Hetherington, University of Virginia
Discussants:
Paul Amato, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Elizabeth Thomson, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Nicholas Zill, Westat
How Do Nuclear and Post-Nuclear Stepfamilies Function as Sources of Support?
Lead Speaker: Lynn White, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Discussants:
Teresa Cooney, University of Delaware
Dennis Hogan, The Pennsylvania State University
Judith Seltzer, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Building Research and Policy Agendas - What Is Needed?
Lead Speaker: Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Columbia University
Discussants:
Margaret Mahoney, University of Pittsburgh
Mark Fine, University of Dayton
Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, University of Chicago
Book Citation
Booth, Alan and Judith F. Dunn (1994). Stepfamilies: Who Benefits? Who Does Not?. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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