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• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Boxes
• Series Editor Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• About the author
• 1 Introduction to Stepfamilies
• Objectives of this Chapter
• Introduction
• A Brief History of Stepfamilies
• Defining and Classifying Stepfamilies
• Incomplete Institutionalization
• Stereotypes and Stigma
• Factors Contributing to Stepfamily Diversity
• Prevalence of Stepfamilies
• Chapter Summary
• Key Terms
• Discussion Questions
• Exercise
• Additional Readings and Web Resources
• 2 Frameworks and Theories for Understanding Stepfamilies
• Objectives of this Chapter
• Introduction
• Family Systems Theory
• Life Course Theories
• Family Social Capital
• Evolutionary Theory
• Boundary Ambiguity
• Parenting Styles
• Bidirectional Effects
• Chapter Summary
• Key Terms
• Discussion Questions
• Exercises
• Additional Readings and Web Resources
• 3 Contexts of Stepfamilies
• Objectives of this Chapter
• Introduction
• Stepfamilies in Asian Cultures: Chinese and Japanese Families
• Stepfamilies in Africa: The Case of Namibia
• Stepfamilies in Hispanic Cultures
• Black American Culture and Stepfamilies
• Maori Culture and Stepfamilies: An Example of Polynesian Culture
• A Comparison of Cultures
• Chapter Summary
• Key Terms
• Discussion Questions
• Exercise
• Additional Readings and Web Resources
• 4 Stepfamily Formation
• Objectives of this Chapter
• Introduction
• Pathways to Stepfamily Formation
• Contributing Factors to the Changing Formation of Stepfamilies
• Multiple Transitions
• Multipartner Fertility
• Typologies
• Other Issues in Thinking about Stepfamilies
• Chapter Summary
• Key Terms
• Discussion Questions
• Exercise
• Additional Readings and Web Resources
• 5 Adults in Stepfamilies
• Objectives of this Chapter
• Introduction
• Resident Mothers
• Resident Fathers
• Nonresident Fathers
• Nonresident Mothers
• Stepmothers
• Stepfathers
• Chapter Summary
• Key Terms
• Discussion Questions
• Exercise
• Additional Readings and Web Resources
• 6 Adult and Sibling Relationships in Stepfamilies
• Objectives of this Chapter
• Introduction
• Adult–Adult Relationships
• Sibling Relationships
• Conceptual Models for Understanding Sibling Relationships
• Biological Sibling Relationships
• Stepsibling Relationships
• Half-sibling Relationships
• Chapter Summary
• Key Terms
• Discussion Questions
• Exercise
• Additional Readings and Web Resources
• 7 Child-Adult Relationships
• Objectives of this Chapter
• Introduction
• Biological Parent–Child Relationships
• Stepparent–Stepchild Relationships
• Child–Nonresident Parent Relationships
• Relationships with Multiple Parenting Figures
• Chapter Summary
• Key Terms
• Discussion Questions
• Exercise
• Additional Readings and Web Resources
• 8 Children in Stepfamilies
• Objectives of this Chapter
• Introduction
• The Well-being of Children in Stepfamilies
• Explanatory Factors and Determinants of Outcomes
• Contact with Nonresident Parents and Well-being
• The Impact of Multiple Transitions on Children’s Well-being
• Child Abuse in Stepfamilies
• Chapter Summary
• Key Terms
• Discussion Questions
• Exercise
• Additional Readings and Web Resources
• 9 Intergenerational Relationships in Stepfamilies
• Objectives of this Chapter
• Introduction
• The Importance of the Grandparental Relationship
• Conceptual Frameworks for Considering Grandparenting
• The Nature of the Grandchild–Grandparent Relationship
• Is the Grandparental Relationship Related to the Well-being of Children?
• Grandparents and Divorce
• Becoming a Step-grandparent
• Contact between Children and Grandparents and Step-grandparents
• Chapter Summary
• Key Terms
• Discussion Questions
• Exercise
• Additional Readings and Web Resources
• 10 Gay and Lesbian Stepfamilies
• Objectives of this Chapter
• Introduction
• Formation and Definition
• Demographics of Gay and Lesbian Stepfamilies
• Attitudes to Same-sex Stepfamilies
• Stigma
• Legal Structures: Domestic Partnerships, Civil Union, and Marriage
• Relationships and Roles in Gay and Lesbian Stepfamilies
• Well-being in Gay and Lesbian Stepfamilies
• Chapter Summary
• Key Terms
• Discussion Questions
• Exercise
• Additional Readings and Web Resources
• 11 The Stepfamily as a Unit
• Objectives of this Chapter
• Introduction
• Challenges for Stepfamilies
• Developmental Trajectories of Stepfamilies
• Family Well-being
• Chapter Summary
• Key Terms
• Discussion Questions
• Exercise
• Additional Readings and Web Resources
• 12 Interventions for Stepfamilies
• Objectives of this Chapter
• Introduction
• The Stepfamily Cycle
• Interventions and Therapy
• Evaluation of Interventions
• Outcomes of Interventions
• Therapeutic Interventions
• Chapter Summary
• Key Terms
• Discussion Questions
• Exercise
• Additional Readings and Web Resources
• 13 Legal and Policy Issues for Stepfamilies
• Objectives of this Chapter
• Introduction
• Stepfamilies and the Law
• The Legal Situation in the United States
• Adoption by Stepparents
• Other Options for Stepparents
• Proposals for Change in the United States
• Policy Issues
• Chapter Summary
• Key Terms
• Discussion Questions
• Exercise
• Additional Readings and Web Resources
• 14 Overview and Conclusions
• Objectives of this Chapter
• Introduction
• Fluidity of Stepfamily Households
• The Importance of Time
• Cultural Diversity
• Stepkinship
• Child Effects
• Family Practices and Family Displays
• Lessons from Black Families: The Pedi-focal Family
• Chapter Summary
• Key Terms
• Discussion Questions
• Exercise
• Additional Readings and Web Resources
• Glossary
• References
• Subject Index
• Author Index