Pasley

Pasley and Ihinger-Tallman provide a critical analysis of the current literature on stepparenting and summarize the progress made in research, theory, and practice related to stepfamilies. The chapters are written by contributors with expertise in various fields related to stepparenting. The contributors discuss a range of concerns and issues: theoretical concerns and present models useful to the study of stepparenting; research related to relationships within stepfamilies and the development of new roles within stepfamilies; and practical considerations related to family therapy, stepfamilies and schools, and stepparenting and the law.

KAY PASLEY is Associate Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She has authored two books and numerous chapters on stepparenting, and her articles have appeared in journals such as Family Relations, the Journal of Adolescent Research, and the Journal of Marriage and the Family.

MARILYN IHINGER-TALLMAN is Professor and Chair of Sociology at Washington State University, Pullman. She has published two books and numerous articles on remarriage and stepparenting.