Current Theorizing on the Family: An Appraisal

Abstract

This essay presents an appraisal of current theorizing about the institutions of marriage and the family in the US. It aims to exemplify rather than explain or in any way treat the process exhaustively. Central to the discussion is a view of theorizing as an intentional activity that occurs within a time-bound sociocultural setting. The current and future course of mainstream family thought is evaluated and a number of rival approaches toward knowledge acquisition are recognized. It is suggested that 3 of these hermeneutics critical theorizing and feminist thinking must be considered both challenges and potential sources of enrichment to family scholarship. (authors)

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