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• Cover Page
• Half Title page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• I Marriages that Create Stepfamilies—Why do they Occur? Fail? Succeed?
• 1 The Evolution of Marriage and the Problem of Stepfamilies: A Biosocial Perspective
• The Problem of Stepfamilies
• Biosocial Bases of Family Life
• Sexual and Reproductive Strategies
• Paternal Certainty
• Cultural Contexts
• Marriage and Divorce in Premodern Societies
• Marriage and Divorce in Urban-Industrial Societies
• Recent Family and Cultural Change in America
• The Social Response to Stepfamilies
• References
• 2 Stepfamilies in the United States: Challenging Biased Assumptions
• Statements Lacking Empirical Support
• Selective use of Research to Support a Theoretical Position
• Disregard of Stepfamily Complexity and Diversity
• Disappointing Aspects of the Chapter
• References
• 3 Remarriages and Stepfamilies Are Not Inherently Problematic
• Children of Stepfamilies have as many Behavioral and Emotional Problems as the Children of Single-Parent Families, and Possibly More
• Stepfamilies are more Unstable than Intact Families
• A Biosocial Perspective leads to the Conclusion that Stepfamilies are Intractably Problematic
• Family Life in the 1950s was better than Contemporary Family Life
• The Family is being Deinstitutionalized
• References
• 4 Biology, Evolutionary Theory, and Family Social Science
• The Utility of Biosocial Perspectives in Explaining Contemporary Behavior and Social Arrangements
• Is Stepparenting Inherently Problematic?
• Bringing Biology Back In
• References
• II How do Stepfamilies Function as Childrearing Organizations?
• 5 Stepfamilies as Settings for Child Development
• Challenges to Remarried Families
• Three Longitudinal Studies of Marital Transitions
• The Virginia Longitudinal Study of Divorce
• The Hetherington and Clingempeel Study of Divorce and Remarriage
• The National Study of Nonshared Environment
• Methods and Constructs
• Family Relationships
• The Marital Relationship
• Parent–Child Relationships
• Custodial Parents
• Stepparents
• Noncustodial Parents
• Children’s Behavior Toward Parents
• Links Between The Marital Relationship and Parent–Child Relationship
• Adolescence as a Sensitive Period for Stepfamilies
• Children’s Adjustment in Stepfamilies: Relationship to Parenting
• Siblings, Peers, and the School as Risk or Protective Factors
• Summary and Conclusion
• References
• 6 The Implications of Research Findings on Children in Stepfamilies
• References
• 7 “Settings” and “Development From a Demographic Point of View
• References
• 8 Understanding Why Children in Stepfamilies have More Learning and Behavior Problems than Children in Nuclear Families
• References
• III How do Stepfamilies Function as Sources of Support?
• 9 Stepfamilies Over the Life Course: Social Support
• Theoretical Frameworks
• Sociobiology: They’re not Carrying my Genes
• Social Psychological Perspectives
• Social Network Perspectives
• Institutionalization Perspectives
• Conclusion
• Empirical Findings
• Stepchildren During the Launching Phase
• Stepsiblings
• Relationships Among Adult Stepchildren and Stepparents
• Discussion
• Implications for Research and Theory
• Methodological Appendix
• Sample Information
• Measures
• Acknowledgments
• References
• 10 Conceptual and Methodological Issues in the Study of Stepfamilies Over the Life Course
• A Call for Better Data and More Description
• Remarriage as a Special Case of Role Transitions
• References
• 11 Stepfamilies: Selectivity of High-Risk Persons or Risk State?
• What is Parenthood?
• Is a Stepfather more than an Income Generator?
• The Father–Child Link
• Stepfamilies and Stepfamily Households
• The Selectivity Issue
• References
• 12 Intergenerational Ties in Adulthood and Childhood Experience
• Is The Difference between Step- and Original Families Real?
• Alternative Explanations
• Possible Bias in Sample Composition
• Variation among Stepfamilies
• Dimensions of Variation
• Another Look at Variation: Variation within Stepfamilies
• Stepfamilies and Public Policies
• Summary and Conclusion
• Acknowledgments
• References
• IV Building Research and Policy Agendas—What is Needed?
• 13 Research on Stepparenting Families: Integrating Disciplinary Approaches and Informing Policy
• Studying Household Arrangements and Parental Transitions
• Defining Stepparents
• Specifying Methodologies and Models
• Methodologies in the Study of Stepparenting
• Models Used in the Study of Stepparenting
• Processes Underlying Negative Outcomes of Children in Stepparent Families
• Economic Perspectives
• Psychological Perspectives
• Family Systems Perspectives
• Other Family Structures
• Non-Custodial Parents in Single-Parent and Stepparent Families
• Child Support Payments
• Effects of Child Support
• Changes in the Child Support System
• Conclusion
• Acknowledgments
• References
• 14 Reformulating the Legal Definition of the Stepparent–Child Relationship
• References
• 15 Social Policy Pertaining to Stepfamilies: Should Stepparents and Stepchildren Have the Option of Establishing a Legal Relationship?
• Principles that should Underlie Policy Initiatives
• A Policy Proposal: Stepparents and Stepchildren should have the Opportunity to Establish Legal Relationships with Each Other
• The English Policy
• Potential Advantages and Disadvantages of the Proposed Policy
• Research Questions that Need to be Addressed
• Conclusion
• References
• 16 Policies for Stepfamilies: Crosswalking Private and Public Domains
• Overview of Volume Goal
• Who
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• Policy Implications
• References
• 17 Stepfamilies: An Overview
• Who Benefits and Who Suffers?
• Unexpected Findings
• Gaps in Research
• Methodological Considerations
• Policy Issues
• References
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