An Introduction to the History of Human Development and Family Science
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Product details:
- Edition number 1
- Publisher Routledge
- Date of Publication 1 May 2025
- ISBN 9781032519203
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages246 pages
- Size 246x174 mm
- Weight 600 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 5 Illustrations, black & white; 5 Line drawings, black & white; 3 Tables, black & white 658
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Short description:
This comprehensive textbook offers an interdisciplinary introduction to the history of human development and family science. It provides insights from home economics, sociology and psychology to explain and analyze how the field was established and how it is developing and showcases the contribution of its unique transdisciplinary nature.
MoreLong description:
This comprehensive textbook offers an interdisciplinary introduction to the history of human development and family science. It provides insights from home economics, sociology and psychology to explain and analyze how the field was established and how it is developing and showcases the contribution of its unique transdisciplinary nature.
Expert authors cover key topics and highlight historical contributions from women, scholars of color and LGBTQIA scholars; they emphasize and incorporate research that cuts across cultures; and examine current human development and family science trends in research and careers in their chosen fields. Subjects and issues covered include historical and contemporary studies of child development, adolescent development and young adulthood, adulthood and aging, family science, marriage formation and maintenance, parenthood, divorce, the role of grandparents and sibling relationships.
Exploring how human development and family science can be used as a springboard into careers such as marriage and family therapy, social work, case management, teaching and research, this essential textbook is for all students of human development and family science.
MoreTable of Contents:
List of Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 – Introduction
Andrea Roach and Ashley Ermer
Section I – Human Development
Chapter 2 – Child Development History: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
Chang Su-Russell, Dan Lannin, Laura Finan, Keith Pluymers, and Maria Tudela
Chapter 3 – The Historical Foundations of Adolescence & Emerging Adulthood
Anthony G. James, Jr.
Chapter 4 – Historical and Contemporary Studies of Adulthood and Aging
Jaclyn Elisa Keenoy, Kelly Munly, and Ashley Ermer
Section II – Family Science
Chapter 5 – Historical and Contemporary Research on Marriage Formation and Maintenance
Jeremy Kanter and Caroline Sanner
Chapter 6 – From Parenting to Parenthood: A Multidisciplinary History of Scientific Research on Parents
Kathleen D. Dyer
Chapter 7 – A History of Divorce and Relationship Dissolution Research
Luke T. Russell and Micheal Rowley
Chapter 8 – Historical and Contemporary Studies of Family Stress
Autumn M. Bermea, Ellison Luthy, and Andrea Roach
Chapter 9 – Kinship Chronicles: Exploring Siblings, Cousins, Aunts, and Uncles Through Time
Erika Duarte and Mary Marshall
Chapter 10 – The Changing Role of Grandparents: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
Mary Marshall and Erika Duarte
Chapter 11 – Historical and Contemporary Studies of Chosen Kin Relationships
Sarah N. Mitchell and Chalyss Evans
Section III: The Intersection of Human Development AND Family Science
Chapter 12 – The Evolution of Human Development and Family Science Programs in Extension
Lorna Saboe-Wounded Head
Chapter 13 – Human Development and Family Science in Applied Settings Over Time
Youngjin Kang and Weimiao Zhou
Chapter 14 – Where are we Headed?: The Future of Human Development and Family Science as a Discipline
Ashley Ermer and Andrea Roach
