Bibliography developed by Dr. Kathleen Knafl, Professor, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
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Updated October 2023
Bengston, V., Accock, A., Allen, K., Dilworth-Anderson, P., & Klein, D. (Eds). (2005). Sourcebook of Family Theory and Research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Beutler, I. F., Wesley, R., & Bahr, K. S. (1989). The family realm: Theoretical contributions for understanding its uniqueness. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 51, 805-816. https://doi.org/10.2307/352178
Carr, D., & Springer, K. (2010). Advances in families and health research in the 21st century. Journal of Marriage and Family, 72, 743-761. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00728.x
Crane, D.R., & Marshall, E.S. (Eds.). (2006). Handbook of families and health: Interdisciplinary perspectives. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Deatrick, J. A. (2017). Where Is “Family” in the social determinants of health? Implications for family nursing practice, research, education, and policy. Journal of Family Nursing, 23(4), 423–433.https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840717735287
Dolgin, J. (2014). Neither father nor doctor “know best”: From tradition to choice in the family and on the wards. Journal of Family Theory & Review, 6, 62-75. https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12026
Feetham, S.L. (1997) Families and health in the urban environment-Implications for programs, research, and policy. In O. Reyes, H.J. Wallberg, R.P. Weissberg (Eds.). Children and Youth: Interdisciplinary Perspectives (pp. 321-362). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Feetham, S. (2018). Revisiting Feetham’s criteria for research of families to advance science and inform policy for the health and well-being of families. Journal of Family Nursing Volume 24, No 2, 115-127. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840718767831
Fisher, L., Terry, H. E., & Ransom, D. C. (1990). Advancing a family perspective in health research: Models and methods. Family Process, 29, 177-189. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1545-5300.1990.00177.x
Ganong, L. (2011). Return of the “intimate outsider”: Current trends and issues in family nursing research revisited. Journal of Family Nursing, 17, 416-440. https://doi.org/10.1177/1074840711425029
Ganong, L. H. (1995). Current trends and issues in family nursing research. Journal of Family Nursing, 1, 171-206. https://doi.org/10.1177/107484079500100204
Grzywacz, J. (2009). Issues in families and health research. Family Relations, 58, 373-378. https://www.jstor.org/stable/40405696
Litman, T.J. (1974). The family as a basic unit in health and medical care: A social-behavioral overview. Social Science & Medicine, 8, 495-519. https://doi.org/10.1016/0037-7856(74)90072-9
Peterson, G., & Bush, K. (Eds.) (2012). Handbook of marriage and the family (3rd ed.). New York City: Springer.
Rönkä, A., & Korvela, P. (2009). Everyday family life: Dimensions, approaches, & current challenges. Journal of Family Theory & Review, 1, 87-102. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1756-2589.2009.00011.x