Toward an Integrated Science of Research on Families Workshop Report (2011) / Chapter Skim
Currently Skimming:
1 Introduction
1 Introduction
Pages 1-6
The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.
From page 1... ...
As a result, the lives of infants, children, and adolescents differ in fundamental ways from those of past generations. As families undergo rapid change, family science is at the brink of a new and exciting integration across methods, disciplines, and epistemological perspectives.
|
From page 2... ...
3. The relative contributions of selected study approaches and meth odologies, including studies of marriage and family structure; life course research studies; studies of human development; meth odological research involving experimental, quasi-experimental, longitudinal, observational, survey, and time-use studies; and studies of selected cultural, ethnic, or immigrant populations.
|
From page 3... ...
The day-to-day struggles of families with poverty and economic stress remain central to the policy, practice, and research domains of American life. Chapter 3 summarizes presentations from four studies on United States families coping with poverty and economic stress as a way of exploring how quantitative and qualitative data can be combined in family research.
|
From page 4... ...
Many of the workshop participants were people with experience combining multiple disciplines to study complex family processes. The workshop thus offered an opportunity for researchers and funders to talk together about the most productive approaches and about needed changes.
|
From page 5... ...
For example, research on family systems was not explored within the workshop, and most of the presentations focused on dyadic relationships This report was prepared by a rapporteur and summarizes views expressed by workshop participants. The committee reviewed key highlights from the presentations and synthesized discussions for the summary report but the report does not represent findings or recommendations that can be attributed to the planning committee.
|
Key Terms
This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
More
information on Chapter Skim is available.