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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Brave New Stepfamilies | |
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| The Evolution of an Institution | |
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| The Problem of Estimating the Prevalence of Stepfamilies | |
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| Summary | |
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| Understanding and Explaining Stepfamilies | |
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| Theoretical Developments in Stepfamily Research | |
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| Biosocial Perspective | |
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| Deficit-Comparison Approaches | |
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| Social Capital | |
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| Family Stress | |
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| Selection Perspective | |
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| Risk-and-Resiliency and Family Processes Perspectives | |
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| Family Systems, Definitions, and Boundaries | |
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| Incomplete Institutionalization | |
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| Stigma | |
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| Family Obligations | |
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| Culture Shock in Stepfamilies | |
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| The Stepfamiliy Cycle | |
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| Comprehensive Models | |
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| Summary | |
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| Stepfamilies Created by Divorce and Remarriage | |
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| Stepfamiliy Roles and Relationships | |
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| Stepfamiliy Adjustment and Well-Being | |
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| Other Variables in the Study of the Stepfamily | |
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| Summary | |
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| Stepfamilies Created by Nonmarital Childbearing | |
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| Trends in Nonmarital Childbearing | |
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| Self-Perceptions of Stepfamilies Created by Nonmarital Childbearing | |
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| Relationships in Stepfamilies Created by Nonmarital Childbearing | |
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| The Well-Being of Stepfamilies Created by Nonmarital Childbearing | |
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| Summary | |
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| Cohabiting Stepfamilies | |
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| Trends in Cohabitation | |
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| The Meaning of Cohabitation to Stepfamily Living | |
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| Relationships in Cohabiting Stepfamilies | |
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| The Well-Being of Cohabiting Stepfamilies | |
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| The Well-Being of Children in Cohabiting Stepfamilies | |
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| Summary | |
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| Multihousehold Stepfamilies | |
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| The Tradition of the Household as the Unit of Analysis | |
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| Why Studying Stepfamily Households Doesn't Work | |
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| Conceptualizations of Stepfamilies That Extend Across Households | |
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| Nonresident Stepfamily Relationships | |
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| Summary | |
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| African American Stepfamilies | |
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| Family Patterns Among African Americans | |
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| Distinctive Features of African American Stepfamilies | |
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| Stigmatization of African American Stepfamilies | |
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| Relationships in African American Stepfamilies | |
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| The Well-Being of African American Stepfamilies | |
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| Summary | |
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| Stepfamilies With Gay or Lesbian Parents | |
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| Defining Stepfamilies With Gay or Lesbian Parents | |
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| Limitations of Previous Research | |
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| A Triple Stigmatized Group | |
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| Institutionalization of Stepfamilies With Gay or Lesbian Parents | |
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| Relationships in Stepfamilies With Gay or Lesbian Parents | |
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| The Well-Being of Stepfamilies With Gay or Lesbian Parents | |
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| Summary | |
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| Stepfamilies With Adult Stepchildren | |
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| The Rise of Stepfamilies With Adult Stepchildren | |
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| Relationships in Stepfamilies With Adult Stepchildren | |
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| The Well-Being of Later-Life Stepfamilies | |
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| Summary | |
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| New Stepfamilies in an Old World | |
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| Implications for Theory and Research | |
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| Implications for Policy and Practice | |
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| Summary | |