Teaching About Family Science as a Discipline

Bailey, S. J.; Gentry, Deborah B.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-3987-5_35

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“…Second, the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (see http://www.aamft.org), in existence since 1942, is primarily for family science professionals who apply their work in clinical settings. Journals developed in this domain include Family Process in 1962, Family Therapy in 1972, and Journal of Marital and Family Therapy in 1975 (Bailey & Gentry, ; Bartle‐Haring & Slesnick, ). Third, the Council on Contemporary Families (see http://www.contemporaryfamilies.org) is “a non‐profit, non‐partisan organization dedicated to providing the press and public with the latest research and best‐practice findings about American families.” The Council's mission is “to enhance the national understanding of how and why contemporary families are changing, what needs and challenges they face, and how these needs can best be met” (“About the Council on Contemporary Families,” n.d.…”

Section: The History Of Family Sciencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Finally, family science also meets the eighth criteria, as posed by Bailey and Gentry (), because it possesses an accumulating disciplinary history. For instance, several conference presentations have outlined historical milestones and challenges (e.g., Hamon & Smith, ; Hans, Smith, & Kimberly, ).…”

Section: The History Of Family Sciencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…For instance, several conference presentations have outlined historical milestones and challenges (e.g., Hamon & Smith, ; Hans, Smith, & Kimberly, ). Books and chapters (e.g., Bailey & Gentry, ; Jewson & Walters, ), online resources (e.g., NCFR History Book , NCFR, n.d.‐c; Rubin & Settles, ), journal articles (e.g., Burr & Leigh, ; NCFR Task Force, 1988), and other sorts of publications document the history of the field. At least one poster presentation (Alexander & Hamon, ) visually depicted the historical accomplishments of family science, and Bailey and Gentry () include a succinct table of historic milestones in chronological order.…”

Section: The History Of Family Sciencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Books and chapters (e.g., Bailey & Gentry, ; Jewson & Walters, ), online resources (e.g., NCFR History Book , NCFR, n.d.‐c; Rubin & Settles, ), journal articles (e.g., Burr & Leigh, ; NCFR Task Force, 1988), and other sorts of publications document the history of the field. At least one poster presentation (Alexander & Hamon, ) visually depicted the historical accomplishments of family science, and Bailey and Gentry () include a succinct table of historic milestones in chronological order. Knowledge of the historical roots of family science can serve to solidify one's identity as a family science professional (Bailey & Gentry, ).…”

Section: The History Of Family Sciencementioning

confidence: 99%

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Family Science as Translational Science: A History of the Discipline

Hamon

Smith

2017

Family Relations

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Family science has been a translational science since its inception. The history of family science began with an interdisciplinary group of scholars who came together to explore the complex nature of families during the discovery phase, paying particular attention to applying information to resolve family challenges. In the pioneering stage, family professionals struggled with naming the discipline and assembled professional groups that collected and applied information to benefit families. In the maturing stage, disciplinary leaders deemed that family science met the criteria of a bona fide discipline and the field's identity became more pronounced, with a great deal of translational work occurring. During the current stage, evaluation and innovation, family science professionals need to assess programs and practices to refine and better articulate and distinguish the field. This historical account accentuates the central importance of the translational nature of family science to the discipline's identity.

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Section: The History Of Family Sciencementioning

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Section: The History Of Family Sciencementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The History Of Family Sciencementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The History Of Family Sciencementioning

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Family Science as Translational Science: A History of the Discipline

Hamon

Smith

2017

Family Relations

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“…Ultimately, the goal of the family science discipline is, at least in part, to help shed light on the relational and structural processes in and around families that influence development. These findings can then be used to utilize the current systems we have to better support and strengthen all families in the larger, complex, social matrix that characterizes our contemporary world (Bailey & Gentry, ). A crucial part of that mission is, thus, to problematize, adapt and modernize the theoretical underpinnings that form the foundation of our research and practice.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Integrating Life Course, Globalization, and the Study of Racial and Ethnic Families

Trask

2018

J of Family Theo & Revie

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Despite the proliferation of studies that specifically employ life course perspectives for contemporary families, an important omission, with only a few exceptions, has been critical inquiry into how race, ethnicity, cultural diversity, and global processes affect individual and family development. Furthermore, this perspective has been seriously underutilized for understanding the diversity of human experiences in global contexts. A focus on these issues should help move the study of families away from the inherent ethnocentric lens that undergirds so much of the discipline. The life course perspective, with its focus on the interplay of micro and macro factors, is a critical theoretical tool in expanding our understanding of context, vantage point, pluralism, and power relationships. New approaches to understanding and incorporating a life course perspective may spur fresh pathways for researchers and policy makers as they attempt to make sense of complex social phenomena.

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