Download or read book Studying Families written by Anne P. Copeland and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1991-05 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When studying families, how do researchers decide which family members should be included in their study? What if the family consists of nonmarried parents, or homosexual partners? Or what if a couple does not have any children? Are they considered a family? This book examines the inherent problems researchers face when studying this social group.