National Symposium on Family Issues
Stepfamilies: Who Benefits? Who Does Not?
The chapters in this volume are based on the presentations and discussions from the first annual National Symposium on Family Issues, held at the Pennsylvania State University October 14-15, 1993.
Citation
Booth, Alan and Judith F. Dunn (1994). Stepfamilies: Who Benefits? Who Does Not?. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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From the Preface
Stepfamilies are one of the fastest growing family types in industrial nations. Nearly one third of all Americans is now a stepparent, stepchild, stepsibling, or some other member of a stepfamily. Compared to other family groups, the stepfamily has been neglected both with respect to research and to policy.
Key Topics
1. Marriages That Create Stepfamilies - Why Do They Occur? Fail? Succeed?
Lead Speaker: David Popenoe, Rutgers University
Discussants:
- Marilyn Coleman, University of Missouri-Columbia
- Lawrence A. Kurdek, Wright State University
- Norval Glenn, University of Texas
2. How Do Stepfamilies Function as Child-Rearing Organizations?
Lead Speaker: Mavis Hetherington, University of Virginia
Discussants:
- Paul Amato, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
- Elizabeth Thomson, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Nicholas Zill, Westat
3. How Do Nuclear and Post-Nuclear Stepfamilies Function as Sources of Support?
Lead Speaker: Lynn White, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Discussants:
- Teresa Cooney, University of Delaware
- Dennis Hogan, The Pennsylvania State University
- Judith Seltzer, University of Wisconsin-Madison
4. Building Research and Policy Agendas - What Is Needed?
Lead Speaker: Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Columbia University
Discussants:
- Margaret Mahoney, University of Pittsburgh
- Mark Fine, University of Dayton
- Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, University of Chicago
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