Families Across the Life Course - Softcover

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James M. White is a Professor at the University of British Columbia who is known internationally for his work in the area of family theory. His first book, Dynamics of Family Development, developed a new approach to family development. Besides his interests in sociological theory, family theory and development, he also has research interests in marital interaction, family structure and cohabitation. He is currently Editor for the Journal of Comparative Family Studies and has served as past President of the Northwest Council on Family Relations, and past Chair of the Theory Construction and Research Methodology Workshop (TCRM) hosted by the National Council on Family Relations. In 2004, Dr. White was designated as a Lifetime Honorary Fellow of the National Council on Family Relations in the United States for his contributions to the study of the family.

 

Todd F. Martin currently teaches at Trinity Western University and has also been teaching at the University of British Columbia for ten years. In addition to his interests in religion and family, he also has research interests in the interaction of the institutions of work and family as well as cohabitation and union formation patterns over the life course. He is a member of the National Council on Family Relations.

 

Silvia Bartolic currently teaches in the Department of Sociology at the University of British Columbia and for the Psychology Department at Athabasca University (online). Her research interests currently centrer on couple relationship determinants of health and well-being throughout the life course. More specifically, her research examines internal beliefs and motivations, relationship dynamics, as well as larger social contextual factors that are associated with stability and health over time. Her other research areas include: marriage, family, and contextual effects on obesity; perceptions of risk in relationships; models of divorce and stability; and media use.