Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ424065
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Remarriage and Stepfamily Research in the 1980s: Increased Interest in an Old Family Form.
Coleman, Marilyn; Ganong, Lawrence H.
Journal of Marriage and the Family, v52 n4 p925-40 Nov 1990
Notes that nearly all existing empirical work on stepfamilies has been published in 1980s. Describes demographic context for this work and surveys research on stepchildren, remarriage, and stepfamily functioning. Identifies problems in extant research and suggests areas for future research. Emphasizes explicit and implicit theories that guided remarriage and stepfamily research in the 1980s. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Family Life, Family Structure, Remarriage, Research, Research Needs, Research Problems, Stepfamily
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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