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Longitudinal research methods and family theories
pp. 259-273
Abstract
An outstanding characteristic of family relationships is their astonishing potential duration over time. A marital or parent-child dyad may persist for more than 60 years before being disrupted by death, and sibling relations may be still more long-lived. How such relations change over time, under what conditions they alter in specific ways, and what early factors shape subsequent developments in relationships are enduring questions for family researchers from various disciplines.
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Boss Pauline, LaRossa Ralph, Schumm Walter R., Steinmetz Suzanne (1993) Sourcebook of family theories and methods: a contextual approach. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 259-273
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-85764-0_11
Full citation:
Menaghan Elizabeth G., Godwin Deborah D. (1993) „Longitudinal research methods and family theories“, In: P. Boss, R. Larossa, W. R. Schumm & S. Steinmetz (eds.), Sourcebook of family theories and methods, Dordrecht, Springer, 259–273.