About 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, interprofessional 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. Subscription Groves Monographs on Marriage and Family is an open-access resource. New issues are announced on the Groves Conference website . Editorial Board Series Editor: Libby Balter Blume, University of Detroit Mercy Contact Libby Balter Blume, Ph.D., Series Ed. blumelb@udmercy.edu University of Detroit Mercy 4001 West McNichols Road Detroit, MI 48221-3038 313-578-0446 Lee Ann De Reus, Ph.D., Volume Ed. lad12@psu.edu Pennsylvania State University 3000 Ivyside Park Altoona, PA 16601 814-695-1609