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Author: Jan Pryor (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.620kg
ISBN: 9780415814652
ISBN 10: 0415814650
Pages: 246
Publication Date: 18 November 2013
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
This is a real textbook on a very important and common problem and ... an understudied topic. ... I like the ... boxes and cases. ...I would seriously consider using it for a course. A text in this area is needed and ... Pryor has an excellent reputation. - Robert Emery, University of Virginia, USA Jan Pryor ... is ... well respected by international colleagues. ... Her ability to draw upon research around the globe makes her especially attractive as a textbook author. Instructors are increasingly focusing on other cultures and other countries in their teaching of family issues. ... [This] volume could be used by both advanced undergraduates as well as graduate students ... in ... psychology, sociology and social work. -Ross Parke, University of California, Riverside, USA It provides a thorough treatment of the subject ... [by] covering essential ... as well as emerging ... topics (intergenerational stepfamily relationships, gay and lesbian stepfamilies). ... Stepfamilies can be quite complex and the author does a nice job of presenting the material in way that would help students grasp this complexity. ... This would be a valuable book for an advanced undergraduate course in family studies. ... The author ... is well-known and an expert on stepfamilies. -Valarie King, the Pennsylvania State University, USA Jan is well known and her work is highly regarded. Her edited book on stepfamilies is state of the art. The book will clearly benefit from her expertise and knowledge of the field internationally. ... The book is comprehensive and could be used as a core text in a class on stepfamilies and in this way encourage the development of such courses ... [or it] could be used as a supplement to a family studies class. - Robert Milardo, University of Maine, USA, Editor, Textbooks in Family Studies Series If anyone can present a more global perspective on the topic, Dr. Pryor can. ... I would recommend [the book] ... for ... use ... [in] courses on marriage and family. ... The content is valuable to family studies people (including students). ... The more than the U.S. is highly appealing. - Kay Pasley, Florida State University, USA
Author Information
Jan Pryor, PhD, is an adjunct professor at Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand.
