1st Edition

Family Development in Three Generations A Longitudinal Study of Changing Patterns of Planning and Achievement

By Reuben Hill Copyright 2006
    446 Pages
    by Routledge

    443 Pages
    by Routledge

    Family Development in Three Generations is an unusual kind of multigenerational gathering-the result of a massive, in-depth research effort. It is based upon Hill's personal interviews conducted with over 300 families during the course of a year. The discussion results from these interviews, from the statistical information that they produced, and from Hill's consultation with fi ve other fellow researchers. This scholarly contribution to the family fi eld thoroughly analyzes the complexities of the modifi ed generational network. As a multi-generational study, it is pervaded by the vigorous spirit that usually characterizes such research.

    Introduction; I: Family Development and Consumership: Issues of Theory and Research Design; II: The Families Studied: Three Generations of the Same Family Lines; III: Interdependence Among The Generations 1; One: Planning Careers: An Overview of the Timing of Actions; IV: Changes in Family Composition and Occupational Career Patterns; V: Planning Residential Location and Home Improvements; VI: Financial Planning; VII: Acquisition of the Family’s Durable Goods Inventory; VIII: The Intercontingency of Planning Careers; Two: Explanations of Family Consumership Planning and Action; IX: Correlates of Family Consumership; X: The Payoff of Consumership; Satisfaction With The Outcome of Decisions Made; XI: A Comparison of the Characteristic Patterns of Consumership and their Correlates by Generation; XII: Linkage of Planning Career Achievements and Consumership; Three: Implications of Findings; XIII: Implications for a Theory of Family Development and Family Consumership; XIV: Applying the Research Findings for Families

    Biography

    Reuben Hill