David Klein

Dr. Klein is an Associate Professor and a former chair of the Department of Sociology. He has taught at Notre Dame since 1976. He has been a visiting scholar at the University of Alberta, Canada (1992) and the University of Warsaw, Poland (1999). Dr. Klein currently serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of Marriage and the Family and Journal of Family Issues, as Consulting Editor for Sage Publications, and as Archivist for the Theory Construction and Research Methodology Workshop affiliated with the National Council on Family Relations.

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17355 Woodhurst Road
Granger, IN 46530
Phone: 219-277-4542

COURSES TAUGHT:

Marriage and the Family (mostly for sophomores who are not sociology majors) Dating and Mate Selection (a writing-intensive seminar for first-year undergraduates) Family Development (for seniors and graduate students) Family Problem Solving (for seniors and graduate students) Family Seminar (for graduate students) Advanced Theory Construction (for graduate students)

CURRENT PROJECTS: Creating and testing models of intergenerational relations which involve ambivalence Creating and testing models of courtship progress with couple data Finishing a revision of Family Theories for Sage Helping prospective authors get book contracts and work on their family-related manuscripts for Sage Planning to offer a seminar on the Sociology of Science Organizing for a future book on my views about the field of family science Planning to edit a special issue JFI to commemorate its contributions over the years Telling the story about the history of the TCRM Workshop Planning another survey of family scholars and their ideas Contemplating a biography of Reuben Hill

PUBLICATIONS:

Books -

Klein, D. M., & Aldous, J. (Eds.) (1988). Social stress and family development. New York: Guilford Publications. (274 pp.)

Hallinan, M., Klein, D. M., & Glass, J. (Eds.) (1990). Changing societal institutions. New York: Plenum Press. (277 pp.)

Klein, D. M., & White, J. M. (1996). Family theories: An introduction. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications (294 pp.). Fifth printing, August, 1998.

Articles and Chapters - Hill, R., & Klein, D. M. (1973). Understanding family consumption: Common ground for integrating uncommon disciplinary perspectives. In E. B. Sheldon (Ed.), Family economic behavior: Problems and prospects (pp. 3-22). Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott.

Hill, R., & Klein, D. M. (1973). Toward a research agenda and theoretical synthesis. In E. B. Sheldon (Ed.), Family economic behavior: Problems and prospects (pp. 371-404). Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott.

Burr, W. R., Hill, R., & Klein, D. M. (1973). A workshop on family theory construction. The Family Coordinator, 22, 391-404.

Tallman, I., Klein, D. M., Cohen, R., Ihinger, M., Marotz, R., Torsiello, P., & Troost, K. M. (1974). A taxonomy of group problems and implications for a theory of group problem solving. Technical Report No. 3. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, Family Study Center. (77 pp.)

Cromwell, R. E., Klein, D. M., & Wieting, S. (1975). Family Power: A multitrait-multimethod analysis. In R. E. Cromwell & D. H. Olson (Eds.), Power in families (pp. 151-181). New York: Halstead Press.

Olson, D. H., Cromwell, R. E., & Klein, D. M. (1975). Beyond family power. In R. E. Cromwell & D. H. Olson (Eds.), Power in families (pp. 235-240). New York: Halstead Press.

Klein, D. M., & Jorgensen, S. R. (1976). Evaluating research strategies: A reply to Glick and Gross. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 38, 216-219.

Klein, D. M., & Hill, R. (1976). Some issues in systematizing theories of family problem solving behavior. In C. Oppong, et al. (Eds.), Marriage, fertility and parenthood in West Africa (pp. 765-790). Changing African Family Series, No. 4. Canberra: Australian National University.

Klein, D. M., Schvaneveldt, J. D., & Miller, B. C. (1977). The attitudes and activities of contemporary family theorists. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 8, 5-27.

Klein, D. M., Jorgensen, S. R., & Miller, B. C. (1978). "Research methods and developmental reciprocity in families." In R. M. Lerner & G. B. Spanier (Eds.), Child

influences on marital and family interaction: A life span perspective (pp. 107-135). New York: Academic Press.

Jorgensen, S. R., & Klein, D. M. (1979). Sociocultural heterogamy, dissensus, and conflict management in marriage. Pacific Sociological Review, 22, 51-75.

Klein, D. M., & Hill, R. (1979). Determinants of family problem solving effectiveness. In W. R. Burr, R. Hill, Nye, F. I., & Reiss, I. L. (Eds.), Contemporary theories about the family, vol 1 (pp. 493-548). New York: Free Press.

Klein, D. M., & Aldous, J. (1979). Three blind mice: Misleading criticisms of the "familylife cycle" concept. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 41, 689-691.

Klein, D. M. (1980). Commentary on the linkages between conceptual frameworks and theory development in sociology. Sociological Quarterly, 21, 443-453. (Reprinted in D. H. Olson & B. C. Miller (Eds.) (1984). Family studies review yearbook, vol. 2. (pp. 117-127). Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications.

Miller, B. C., & Klein, D. M. (1981). A survey of recent marriage and family texts. Contemporary Sociology, 10, 8-21.

Klein, D. M. (1982). Family problem solving and family stress. Marriage & Family Review, 6, 85-112. (Reprinted in H. I. McCubbin, M. B. Sussman, & J. M. Patterson (Eds.) (1983), Social stress and the family: Advances and developments in family stress theory and research (pp. 85-112). New York: Haworth Press.

Klein, D. M. (1982). Review of Nye, F. I., & Berardo, F. M. (Eds.), Emerging conceptual frameworks in family analysis. In Journal of Marriage and the Family, 44, 244-246. Klein, D. M. (1984). Introduction. Journal of Family Issues, 5, 443-446.

Klein, D. M.(1984). Smiling in the mirror: Family scholars seeking self-understanding. Journal of Family Issues, 5, 599-603.

Aldous, J., Klaus, E., & Klein, D. M. (1985). The understanding heart: Aging parents and their favorite children. Child Development, 56, 303-316.

Klein, D. M., & Smith, W. L. (1985). Historical trends in the marriage and family textbook literature, 1887-1980: A preliminary analysis. Family Relations, 34, 211 -219.

Klein, D. M. (1985). Review of Burns, A., Bottomley, G., & Jools, P. (Eds.), The family in the modern world: Australian perspectives. In Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 16, 424-426.

Larzelere, R. E., & Klein, D. M. (1987). Methodology. In M. B. Sussman & S. K. Steinmetz (Eds.), Handbook of marriage and the family (pp. 125-155). New York: Plenum Press.

Reiss, D., & Klein, D. M. (1987). Paradigm and pathogenesis: A family-centered approach to problems of etiology and treatment of psychiatric disorders. In T. Jacob (Ed.), Family interaction and psychopathology: Theories, methods, and findings (pp. 203-255). New York: Plenum Press.

Klein, D. M. (1987). Causation in sociology today: A revised view. Sociological Theory, 5, 19-26.

Klein, D. M. (1991). Review of Touliatos, J., Perlmutter, B. F., & Straus, M. A. (Eds.), Handbook of family measurement techniques. In Contemporary Sociology, 20, 125-127.

Aldous, J., & Klein, D. M. (1991). Sentiment and services: Models of intergenerational relationships in later life. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 53, 595-608.

Klein, D. M., & Jurich, J. (1993). Metatheory and family studies. In P. G. Boss, W. J. Doherty, R. LaRossa, W. R. Schumm, & S. K. Steinmetz (Eds.), Sourcebook of family theories and methods: A contextual approach (pp. 31-67). New York: Plenum Press.

Klein, D. M. (1993). Review of Hawes, J. M., & Nybakken, E. I. (Eds.), American families: A research guide and historical handbook. In Journal of Marriage and the Family, 55, 995-996.

Leigh, J. H., Holman, T. B., Klein, D. M., Busby, D. M., Stahmann, R. F., & Peterson, D. (1995). A review of comprehensive questionnaires used in premarital education andcounseling. Family Relations, 44, 245-252.

Klein, D. M. (1995). Family theory. In D. Levinson (Ed.), Encyclopedia of marriage and the family, Vol. 1 (pp. 282-292). New York: Macmillan.

Klein, D. M. (1997). Families are inhuman: Conceptual puzzles and interdisciplinary progress. Family Science Review , 10, 18-26.

Klein, D. M., & Janning, M. Y. (1997). Philosophies of family scientists. Family Perspective , 30, 483-502.

Klein, D. M. (1998). Review of Touliatos, J. (Ed.), Family Index, Vols. 1 and 2. In Journal of Marriage and the Family, 60, 796-797.

Klein, D. M. (2000). Review of Burgess, E. W. & Cottrell, L. S). Predicting success and failure in marriage. New York: Prentice-Hall. Forthcoming in Journal of Marriage and the Family.

Courses Taught | Current Projects | Publications - Books | Publications - Articles and Chapters | Klein Homepage

David Klein
Associate Professor of Sociology
University of Notre Dame
744 Flanner Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556
(219) 631-7616