Pioneering Paths in the Study of Families: The Lives and Careers of Family Scholars

by Peterson; Gary W

• ISBN13: 9780789020895
• ISBN10: 0789020890
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2003-02-10
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Meet the men and women whose groundbreaking work elevated the field of family studies! In Pioneering Paths in the Study of Families: The Lives and Careers of Family Scholars, you'll find 40 autobiographies written by leading scholars in sociology, family studies, psychology, and child development. Their fascinating stories demonstrate how their family experiences, educational opportunities, and occupational endeavors not only shaped the disciplines they chose but also shaped the theoretical perspectives they utilized and the topics they researched. From the editors: These autobiographies document the experiences of scholars from the early twentieth century to the present. The descriptions of early influences on their education, of their graduate school experiences, and of their academic career paths, provides a wealth of valuable material. Since four of these scholars have died and a number are in their eighties or older, these histories provide rich case studies on factors that influence the decision to go to college, get married, pursue an advanced degree, make specific occupational choices, and investigate certain topics. These autobiographies also detail the barriers that early women scholars in the social sciences faced.” The scholars whose lives you will learn about in Pioneering Paths in the Study of Families include: Joan Aldous Katherine R. Allen Pauline Boss Carlfred B. Broderick Wesley R. Burr Catherine Street Chilman Harold T. Christensen Marilyn Coleman Rand D. Conger Randal D. Day William J. Doherty Evelyn Millis Duvall Glen H. Elder, Jr. Bernard Farber Margaret Feldman Mark A. Fine Greer Litton Fox Frank F. Furstenberg Viktor Gecas Harold D. Grotevant Gerald Handel Michael E. Lamb Ralph LaRossa Gary R. Lee Helena Znaniecka Lopata Harriette P. McAdoo Hamilton McCubbin Brent C. Miller Phyllis Moen Gerhard Neubeck Gary W. Peterson Ira L. Reiss John Scanzoni Walter R. Schumm Barbara H. Settles Laurence Steinberg Suzanne K. Steinmetz Sheldon Stryker Marvin B. Sussman Irv Tallman

Table of Contents

Preface	xxiii
PART I: CROSSING BOUNDARIES
Crossing Boundaries: An Introduction to the Lives of Family Scholars	3	(6)
Suzanne K. Steinmetz
Gary W. Peterson
A Hero's Journey: The Lifeways of a Modern Day Asclepius	9	(32)
Marvin B. Sussman
My Autobiography	41	(8)
Gerhard Neubeck
In Search of Resiliency in Families: Vision Quest of a Native Hawaiian Family Scholar	49	(36)
Hamilton McCubbin
Life as a Sociologist	85	(20)
Helena Znaniecka Lopata
My Biographical Self: A Brief Sketch	105	(16)
Viktor Gecas
Exploring and Defining Early Social Ecologies and Their Impact: Mothers, Fathers, Families and Cultures	121	(22)
Michael E. Lamb
PART II: OVERCOMING OBSTACLES
Overcoming Obstacles--Challenges to Life and Scholarship	143	(6)
Suzanne K. Steinmetz
Gary W. Peterson
Now Take My Life--Please!	149	(30)
Bernard Farber
By the Book: An Academic Memoir	179	(22)
Joan Aldous
Living the Literature: Keeping My Family in Family Sociology	201	(14)
Greer Litton Fox
Aspirations and Possibilities: Coming to Terms with Other People's Reality	215	(24)
Irv Tallman
Constructing a Life Course	239	(14)
Phyllis Moen
Following a Non-Linear Career Path: Dietetics + Child Development + Special Education = Family Studies	253	(22)
Marilyn Coleman
PART III: ENVIRONMENTAL AND FAMILY INFLUENCES SHAPING FAMILY SCHOLARS
Environmental and Family Influences Shaping Family Scholars	275	(6)
Suzanne K. Steinmetz
Gary W. Peterson
An Autobiographical Sketch	281	(24)
Carlfred B. Broderick
How I Got This Way: Memoirs of a Liberal	305	(26)
Margaret Feldman
The Autobiography of a Sex Researcher: Short Version	331	(36)
Ira L. Reiss
My Family and Me: A 20th Century Saga	367	(38)
Catherine Street Chilman
A Personal and Intellectual Journey	405	(22)
John Scanzoni
My Life Story: Reflections of an Early Family Scholar	427	(24)
Harold T. Christensen
Families, Social Change, and Individual Lives	451	(16)
Glen H. Elder, Jr.
Making the World Safe for Difference	467	(14)
Katherine R. Allen
PART IV: INTERSECTIONS: UNIQUE CAREER PATHS TO STUDYING FAMILIES
Intersections: Unique Career Paths to Studying Families	481	(8)
Suzanne K. Steinmetz
Gary W. Peterson
Toward Understanding Families as Groups	489	(22)
Gerald Handel
The Importance of Serendipity	511	(18)
Laurence Steinberg
Continuities and Diversities	529	(20)
William J. Doherty
Coming Full Circle: From Volunteer to Professional	549	(26)
Suzanne K. Steinmetz
The Social Construction of a Family Sociologist	575	(18)
Ralph LaRossa
Orchestrating Differences: The Making of a Family Psychologist	593	(16)
Harold D. Grotevant
Reflections of a Psychologist Turned Relationship/Family Scientist	609	(14)
Mark A. Fine
Soft Ideas and Hard Methods: Family Sociologist or Social Psychologist?	623	(12)
Sheldon Stryker
The Admiral's Son with an Independent Spirit	635	(26)
Walter R. Schumm
Trying to Make Sense of Self: A Work in Progress	661	(36)
Gary W. Peterson
PART V: INDEPENDENT SPIRITS
Independent Spirits	697	(6)
Suzanne K. Steinmetz
Gary W. Peterson
Evelyn Duvall's Life	703	(18)
Evelyn Millis Duvall
Migration into Middle Class: Social Capital at Work	721	(20)
Randal D. Day
How a Kid from the North Woods Got Lucky	741	(16)
Gary R. Lee
Mountains, Mormonism, Marriage, and Family: Life and Career Reflections	757	(16)
Brent C. Miller
The Way Things Were and Still Are	773	(18)
Harriette P. McAdoo
Observing Families: Their Contexts and Consequences	791	(18)
Rand D. Conger
An Interest in Lost Persons	809	(14)
Pauline Boss
Threads in My Professional Career	823	(12)
Wesley R. Burr
Life Course Reflections	835	(10)
Frank F. Furstenberg
Everyday Life in Family Scholarship and Family Life: Sketches and Interpretations	845	(24)
Barbara H. Settles
Index	869