ABSTRACT
This volume addresses these emerging issues by examining change and continuity in family ties as they relate to theory, method, and empirical
findings. The contributing authors direct attention to specific methods for studying change (e.g., Lorenz, Wickrama, & Conger, chap. 2), to alternative theories and their empirical implications for understanding changes in family relationships (e.g., Smith & Huston, chap. 6), and to important new empirical data regarding family change processes (e.g., DeGarmo & Forgatch, chap. 10). Throughout, these scholars provide new evidence regarding the mechanisms of change and continuity in family relationships. Much of this new evidence surfaces by combining longitudinal designs with methodological advances that make better use of panel data.
