Monographs
Groves Monographs publishes work on the leading edges of theory development and empirical research in the field of family studies. Groves Monographs on Marriage and Family is an edited book series, beginning in 2010, based on the annual Groves Conference on Marriage and Family, an interdisciplinary, inter professional organization of limited invited membership founded in 1934. Groves Monographs publishes work on the leading edges of theory development and empirical research in the field of family studies. Individual volumes are edited by the chairs of the annual Groves Conferences and include peer-reviewed chapters by the conference presenters and invited authors. Topics are timely and provocative with diverse themes.
Groves Monographs publishes work on the leading edges of theory development and empirical research in the field of family studies. Groves Monographs on Marriage and Family is an edited book series, beginning in 2010, based on the annual Groves Conference on Marriage and Family, an interdisciplinary, inter professional organization of limited invited membership founded in 1934. Groves Monographs publishes work on the leading edges of theory development and empirical research in the field of family studies. Individual volumes are edited by the chairs of the annual Groves Conferences and include peer-reviewed chapters by the conference presenters and invited authors. Topics are timely and provocative with diverse themes.
NEW!!! Groves Monograph Volume 5 Now Available!
Volume 5: Gender, Sexual Identity, and Families: The Personal Is Political
Kevin P. Lyness and Judith L. Fischer, Volume Editors
Volume 5: Gender, Sexual Identity, and Families: The Personal Is Political
Kevin P. Lyness and Judith L. Fischer, Volume Editors
- Introduction: Gender, Sexual Identity, and Families: The Personal is Political
- Chapter 1: The War on Gender Equality is Working: The Bem Sex Role Inventory Across 25 Years
- Chapter 2: After DOMA: Same-Sex Couples and the Shifting Road to Equality
- Chapter 3: How The Church Treats The LGBT Community
- Chapter 4: Increased Recognition–For Better or For Worse? Transgender Individuals, Couples, and Families in the 21st Century
- Chapter 5: Consideration of the Benefits and Drawbacks of Alternate Relationship Paradigms for Sexual and Gender Minority Clients
- Chapter 6: The Sexual Trajectory Map: A Model for Examining Sexual Identity Development
- Chapter 7: Predicting First Sex among African American Adolescents: The Role of Gender, Family, and Extra Familial Factors
- Chapter 8: Older Transgender Women and Family Relationships
- Chapter 9: Themes from Elder Financial Exploitation by Family Member Powers of Attorney
- Chapter 10: Politicizing the personal and personalizing the political through dance: Audience resonance, reflexivity, and response to a dance performance created from qualitative data
- Chapter 11: Interesting Journeys: Administration, Gender, and Diversity
- Chapter 12: Beyond bathrooms: A primer on gender and sexuality

Volume 1: Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice for All Families: Groves Monographs on Marriage and Family (Volume 1)
The 2007 Groves Conference on Marriage and Family in Detroit offered family scholars and practitioners an opportunity to focus on the social, economic, and environmental issues facing families. Despite the many injustices plaguing families in Detroit and the larger world, explicit attention to social justice issues in the family field is rare. This edited volume highlights the scholarly and applied work presented at the conference by Groves members, many of whom are accomplished activists themselves.
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The 2007 Groves Conference on Marriage and Family in Detroit offered family scholars and practitioners an opportunity to focus on the social, economic, and environmental issues facing families. Despite the many injustices plaguing families in Detroit and the larger world, explicit attention to social justice issues in the family field is rare. This edited volume highlights the scholarly and applied work presented at the conference by Groves members, many of whom are accomplished activists themselves.
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Volume 2: The Groves Conference on Marriage and Family: History and Impact on Family Science: Groves Monographs on Marriage and Family (Volume 2)
Groves Conference on Marriage and Family: History & Impact on Family Science offers family scholars and practitioners a detailed history of the Groves Conference from its origin in 1934 to the present day. Founded by Ernest R. Groves as a cutting-edge organization for understanding families, its history portrays a time of social transformation and the press for equity in such areas as race, ethnicity, gender, and social and geographic mobility as the conferences addressed unchallenged assumptions in the field of family science. The Groves Conference on Marriage and Family continues to meet each year across the United States and internationally to explore how families can be resilient in the face of changes that will affect their daily lives—now and in the future.
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Groves Conference on Marriage and Family: History & Impact on Family Science offers family scholars and practitioners a detailed history of the Groves Conference from its origin in 1934 to the present day. Founded by Ernest R. Groves as a cutting-edge organization for understanding families, its history portrays a time of social transformation and the press for equity in such areas as race, ethnicity, gender, and social and geographic mobility as the conferences addressed unchallenged assumptions in the field of family science. The Groves Conference on Marriage and Family continues to meet each year across the United States and internationally to explore how families can be resilient in the face of changes that will affect their daily lives—now and in the future.
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Volume 3: Irish Families and Globalization: Conversations about Belonging and
Identity across Space and Time
Groves Monographs on Marriage and Family, an edited book series based on the annual meetings of theGroves
Conference on Marriage and Family, publishes work on the leading edges of theory development and empirical
research in the field of family studies. Irish Families and Globalization: Conversations about Belonging and Identity across Space and Time follows the path of the 2008 Groves Conference in Ireland—from Galway to Belfast to Dublin and offer family scholars and practitioners an opportunity to focus on the social, economic, and
environmental factors facing families in Ireland and the global Irish diaspora.
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Identity across Space and Time
Groves Monographs on Marriage and Family, an edited book series based on the annual meetings of theGroves
Conference on Marriage and Family, publishes work on the leading edges of theory development and empirical
research in the field of family studies. Irish Families and Globalization: Conversations about Belonging and Identity across Space and Time follows the path of the 2008 Groves Conference in Ireland—from Galway to Belfast to Dublin and offer family scholars and practitioners an opportunity to focus on the social, economic, and
environmental factors facing families in Ireland and the global Irish diaspora.
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Volume 4: And Justice for All: Families & the Criminal Justice System: Groves Monographs on Marriage and Family
Groves Monographs on Marriage and Family, an edited book series based on the annual meetings of the Groves Conference on Marriage and Family, publishes work on the leading edges of theory development and empirical research in the field of family studies. The 2013 Groves Conference examined the interface between families and the criminal justice system and other relevant issues pertaining to the police, courts, and corrections. And Justice for All: Families and the Criminal Justice System reflects the Groves focus on social justice inquiry in the context of unprecedented growth in prison populations in recent decades.
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Groves Monographs on Marriage and Family, an edited book series based on the annual meetings of the Groves Conference on Marriage and Family, publishes work on the leading edges of theory development and empirical research in the field of family studies. The 2013 Groves Conference examined the interface between families and the criminal justice system and other relevant issues pertaining to the police, courts, and corrections. And Justice for All: Families and the Criminal Justice System reflects the Groves focus on social justice inquiry in the context of unprecedented growth in prison populations in recent decades.
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Future Volumes:
Process for Groves Monograph
Families at the Intersection of Mental Health and Disabilities Editor: Brian Masciadrelli
Post-Racial No More: Race, Realities, and Resources of Ethnic Minority Families and and Social Movements Editor: Helyene Frederick
Caring for Each Other: Family Caregiving Across the Generations Editors: Sharon Ballard and Coco Readdick
Process for Groves Monograph
Families at the Intersection of Mental Health and Disabilities Editor: Brian Masciadrelli
Post-Racial No More: Race, Realities, and Resources of Ethnic Minority Families and and Social Movements Editor: Helyene Frederick
Caring for Each Other: Family Caregiving Across the Generations Editors: Sharon Ballard and Coco Readdick