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- Title
What Is Family Diversity? Objective and Interpretive Approaches.
- Authors
Harris, Scott R.
- Abstract
This article differentiates two ways of understanding family diversity—objectively and interpretively. The search for objective diversity is rooted in the assumption that there are many different kinds of families in the United States and around the world; the search for interpretive diversity is rooted in the assumption that any given "family" may be described in different, often contradictory ways. These divergent assumptions can lead relatively objective or interpretive scholars to produce divergent analyses, even as they use seemingly identical concepts to address similar explanatory concerns. Recognizing the difference between objective and interpretive family diversity can help illuminate the distinctive contributions of existing scholarship and open up potential avenues for future research.
- Subjects
FAMILIES; SOCIAL constructionism; PHENOMENOLOGICAL sociology; NONTRADITIONAL families; SOCIAL science research; ETHNOMETHODOLOGY
- Publication
Journal of Family Issues, 2008, Vol 29, Issue 11, p1407
- ISSN
0192-513X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0192513X08318841