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.

Monograph Library Catalogue -
For detailed information on these listings, click on the links for each volume follow this general listing.

• Volume 1, Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice for All Families: https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.12886157
• Volume 2, The Groves Conference on Marriage and Family: History and Impact on Family Science: https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.12886022
• Volume 3, Irish Families and Globalization: Conversations about Belonging and Identity across Space and Time: https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.12885887
• Volume 4, And Justice for All: Families & the Criminal Justice System: https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.12885776
• Volume 5, Gender, Sexual Identity, and Families: The Personal Is Political: https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.11687804
• Volume 6, Families at the Intersection of Mental Health and Disabilities: https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.12173957
• Volume 7, Post-Racial No More: Race, Realities, and Resources of Ethnic Minority Families: https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.12706469
• Volume 8, Caring for Each Other: Family Caregiving Across the Generations: https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.12844648​

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New Release - Volume 8!
Caring for Each Other: Family Caregiving Across the Generations
​Volume 8: Caring for Each Other: Family Caregiving Across the Generations
Christine A. Readdick and Sharon M. Ballard, editors

• Chapter 1. Maine: Opportunities and Challenges for Children Learning to Care by Christine A. Readdick
• Chapter 2. Labors of Devotion: Poetry, the Family & Caregiving by Marcia F. Brown
• Chapter 3. Dignity, Duty, and Dependence: Feminist Perspectives on Caregiving in a Neoliberal Climate by Tessa le Roux
• Chapter 4. Groves Academy and Lifetime Members Weave Personal and Professional Stories of Family Caregiving Together for Meaning by Barbara H. Settles, Pauline Boss, Christine A. Readdick, Eleanor D. Macklin, and Judith Fischer
• Chapter 5. Rural Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Family Caregiving through Crisis, Adaptation, and Advocacy by Sandra J. Bailey and Bethany L. Letiecq
• Chapter 6. Cultivating a Culture of Care Through Intergenerational Programming by Sharon M. Ballard, Annelyse Iglesias, Meghan Pomelow, and Nicholas Viti
• Chapter 7. A Contextual View of Family Financial Caregiving by Pamela B. Teaster and Yuxin Zhao
• Chapter 8. Maine’s Anne Longfellow Pierce: Still Giving Gifts of Care by Christine A. Readdick and John William Babin
• Chapter 9. Legal Tools for Managing Family Transitions in Giving and Receiving Care by Sara E. C. Malia
• Chapter 10. Conversations About Faith Traditions and Caregiving by Jean Pearson Scott and Martha LaRiviere, with Aftab Ahmed and Stefanie Posner
• Chapter 11. New—and Needed—Care Manager Education Supports Aging and Disabled Populations by Leisa R. Easom
• Chapter 12. Tai Chi and Qigong: Slow Dances of Self-Care for Family Caregivers and Care-Receivers by Julia A. Malia
• Chapter 13. Social Insurance in the 21st Century by Ben Chin
• Chapter 14. Reflections on Family Caregiving by Kevin P. Lyness
• Appendix A
• Appendix B
• Back Cover

Past Volumes

Volume 7: Post-Racial No More: Race, Realities, and Resources of Ethnic Minority Families
Volume 7: Post-Racial No More: Race, Realities, and Resources of Ethnic Minority Families
Helyne Frederick and Kimberly Corson, Volume Editors

• Chapter 1: Introduction: Post-Racial No More: Risk and Resources for Ethnic Minority Families
• Chapter 2: “Fried, Dyed and Laid to the Side”: Preservice Educators’ Perceptions of Culture
• Chapter 3: African American Fathers of Toddler Sons: Understanding Parenting Goals and Perspectives
• Chapter 4: A Review of Sexual Violence against Women of Color
• Chapter 5: Ethnicity, Gender, and Sibling Relationship Quality as Moderators in Associations of Father Incarceration with Offspring Well-being
• Chapter 6: Examining the Impact of Financial Hardship and Well-being on Life Satisfaction Among Latina Mothers
• Chapter 7: Sorority Membership, Ethnic Identity, and Body Image: A Comparison Study
• Chapter 8: “I never felt ready for that...”: Examining the Experiences and Strategies of Instructors teaching Diversity Courses at a Predominantly White Institution

Volume 6: Families at the Intersection of Mental Health and Disabilities
Volume 6: Families at the Intersection of Mental Health and Disabilities
Brian Paul Masciadrelli and Anisa Zvonkovic Volume Editors

• Chapter 1: Long-Term Care Services for Adults with Disabilities and their Aging Caregivers: A Family Impact Analysis
• Chapter 2: Exploring a Policy of Displacement Related to Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
• Chapter 3: Impression Management: How people with aphasia and their caregiver partners navigate front and back stage
• Chapter 4: Multiracial Families and the Intersectionality of Mental Health and Social Justice in the Foster Care System
• Chapter 5: Inmates with Mental Illness in New York State Jails: An Assessment

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Volume 5: Gender, Sexual Identity, and Families: The Personal Is Political
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

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Volume 4: And Justice for All: Families & the Criminal Justice System
Volume 4: And Justice for All: Families & the Criminal Justice System
Joyce A. Arditti and Tessa le Roux, Volume Editors

• Chapter 1: “And Justice for All”: Introduction and Overview
• Chapter 2: Mental Illness and Jail Diversion Compassionate Justice for the Mentally Ill: The Advocates / Framingham Police Model
• Chapter 3: Policy, Programs, and Interventions Regarding Pregnant Incarcerated Women
• Chapter 4: Beyond the Shadows of the Prison: Agency and Resilience Among Prisoners’ Family Members
• Chapter 5: “He has a life sentence, but I have a life sentence to cope with as well”: The Experiences of Intimate Partners of Offenders Serving Long Sentences in the United Kingdom
• Chapter 6: “But, now, you’re trying to have a life”: Family Members’ Experience of Reentry and Reintegration
• Chapter 7: Understanding Father Involvement Before and After Incarceration: Results from a National Evaluation of Responsible Fatherhood and Family Strengthening Grants
• About the Editors

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Volume 3: Irish Families and Globalization: Conversations about Belonging and Identity across Space and Time
Volume 3: Irish Families and Globalization: Conversations about Belonging and Identity across Space and Time
Christine A. Readdick, Volume Editor

• [Dedication]
• Preface
• Chapter 1: The Irish Geosystem and Family Well-Being
• Chapter 2: Irish Work/Family Policies: An Emerging Paradox
• Chapter 3: New Ecologies between Art & Rural Life: Towards a Collaborative Re-Imaging of Place and Community in Rural Ireland
• Chapter 4: Muintearas: A Work in Progress to Promote Child and Family Belonging and Well-Being in the Gaeltacht
• Chapter 5: The Importance of Identity and Belonging in Families: Choosing to be Transnational
• Chapter 6: (Re) Introducing Themes of Religion and Spirituality to Professional Social Work Training in the Land of “Saints and Scholars”
• Chapter 7: The Linen Memorial: A Shroud Space of Unofficial Truths about “The Troubles”
• Chapter 8: From Spark to Flame: Community Participation in the Regeneration of Fatima Mansions
• Chapter 9: Displacement over Time: A Life Course Perspective on Globalization for Workers and Families
• About the Authors

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Volume 2: The Groves Conference on Marriage and Family: History and Impact on Family Science
Volume 2: The Groves Conference on Marriage and Family: History and Impact on Family Science
Roger H. Rubin & Barbara H. Settles, Volume Editors, 2012

• Preface
• The Groves Way: History, Process, and Family Science 
  Barbara H. Settles, Roger H. Rubin, and Virginia H. Sibbison
• Teaching and Programming Applications 
  Barbara H. Settles
• The Initiation of Marriage and Family Therapy 
  Charles Lee Cole and Anna L. Cole
• Family Policy and Advocacy 
  Roger H. Rubin and Barbara H. Settles
• Family Health, Medical Issues, Stress, and Coping 
  Roger H. Rubin
• Borders and Boundaries: Immigration and Families 
  Barbara H. Settles
• Mobility: Families on the Move in the United States 
  Barbara H. Settles
• African American Families, Ethnicity, and Scholarship 
  Roger H. Rubin
• Sexuality, Gender, and Family Diversity 
  Roger H. Rubin
• The Cutting Edge: New Directions, Innovative Conferences, and Utopian Threads
  Barbara H. Settles, Roger H. Rubin, and Marcia Lasswell

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Volume 1: Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice for All Families
Volume 1: Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice for All Families
Lee Ann De Reus & Libby Balter Blume, Volumne Editors, 2011

• Foreword: Harriette Pipes McAdoo's Legacy to Social Justice, Family Scholarship, and Authentic Living
  Edith A. Lewis, University of Michigan, Maresa Murray, Indiana University, Margaret Crosbie-Burnett, University of Miami, and LeAnne E. Silvey, Michigan State University
• Seeking Social Justice for Families
  Lee Ann De Reus, Penn State University - Altoona
• Call to Action: Five Policy Proposals on Behalf of Families
  Leslie A. Koepke, University of Wisconsin - Stout
• Teaching about Marriage Inequality: A Classroom Simulation
  Ramona Faith Oswald, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Social Justice for Mexican American Elderly: Family Protective Factors and Life Satisfaction
  Merranda Romero Marin, University of Texas at El Paso, and Charles H. Huber, New Mexico State University
• Coping with Injustice: A Developmental Model
  Gary Horlacher and Ernest Horstmanshoff, West Jordan, Utah
• Re-spiriting the City: Grassroots Activists and Social Justice Struggles in Detroit
  E. Prasad Venugopal, University of Detroit Mercy
• Social Justice Theatre: Malice Aforethought: The Sweet Trials
  Arthur J. Beer and Libby Balter Blume, University of Detroit Mercy
• Constructive Work with Urban Gangs
  Carl S. Taylor and Pamela R. Smith, Michigan State University
• Promoting a Socially Just Campus Climate
  Susan M. Wolfgram and Hollace Anne Teuber, University of Wisconsin - Stout
• Engaging, Claiming, and Changing White Privilege: Educational Practices for Teaching and Learning about Intersectionalities
  Katherine R. Allen, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and Sally A. Lloyd, Miami University

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Future Volumes:

• ​Surviving and Thriving Kennet Square
  
• Editors: Karen Donneker and Barbara Settles 
• Family Advocacy and Family Policy: Caring for Families in the Exo- and Macro-Spheres
  Editors: Irene Leech and Liz Dolan

• Families as a Source of Strength, Healing & Hope CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS!
  Editors: Raeann Hamon and Chloe Merrill​