Keywords

marriage, family, research on marriage relationships

Abstract

Since its inception in the 1920s, research on marriage relationships has attracted widespread attention within a variety of disciplines and has held a central position in the scientific study of families. However, despite marriage scholarship's long tradition and broad interdisciplinary base, a number of scholars believe that this area of research has reached a crossroads at the beginning of the 21st century. This pivotal moment is seen as largely the result of a lack of explicit theory development in the marriage field. In fact, during the past decade several leading marriage scholars have called for the development of broad integrative frameworks to guide research and intervention efforts with married couples (Fincham & Beach, 1999; Holman, 2001; Karney & Bradbury, 1995).

Original Publication Citation

Carroll, J. S., Knapp, S., & Holman, T. B., (2005). Theorizing About Marriage. In V. L. Bengtson, A. C. Acock, K. R. Allen, P. Dilworth-Anderson, and D. M. Klein (Eds.). Sourcebook of Family Theory and Research. (pp. 263-288). Thousand Oaks, CA: SagePublications.

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2005

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/7132

Publisher

Sage Publications

Language

English

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Family Life

University Standing at Time of Publication

Full Professor

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