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As editors of the sixth edition of Families and Change, we would like to acknowledge the “passing of the torch” that has taken place over the past few editions. As many of you are aware, the first, second, and third editions of this book were the product of two well-respected and prolific scholars in the field of family science, Dr. Patrick McKenry and Dr. Sharon Price. At the time the third edition was being completed, Pat McKenry died. Pat and Sharon had been friends and coauthors for almost 30 years. They had a remarkable friendship; one that involved both hard work and unceasing humor. When SAGE requested a fourth edition of this book Sharon approached Christine Price (her niece) to join her in the editorial responsibilities. She felt the passing of this legacy was appropriate not only because of their family relationship but also because Pat had been a senior faculty friend and mentor to Christine during her years as an assistant professor at The Ohio State University. When discussions of a fifth edition took place, Sharon (who retired from The University of Georgia in 2000) decided that it was time to hand over the editorial responsibilities entirely to the next generation. Sharon and Christine were both thrilled when Kevin Bush, a former student of Pat McKenry’s at The Ohio State University, a former faculty member at The University of Georgia, and a current professor and associate dean at Miami University accepted.

Because this book was the original creation of Sharon and Pat’s combined efforts and their fingerprints are still present, we want to recognize and pay tribute to them both. We felt honored to take on the editorial responsibilities for the fifth and sixth editions of Families and Change and understood that we had big shoes to fill. Regarding this sixth edition, the suggestions and advice we received from those who used the fifth edition of this book were appreciated and important to the changes made in the content and format of the sixth edition. Also, the quality of the authors’ contributions, their timely responses, and their enthusiasm were invaluable to this updated version. Some of the authors were colleagues of both Sharon and Pat for many years and have contributed to multiple editions. Following in the tradition that Sharon and Pat practiced in previous editions, we sought out both “senior” and “young” scholars to collaborate and contribute to this volume. We were very pleased that “senior” authors involved junior colleagues or students to be coauthors and some former second authors moved into the position of senior authors. In addition, several new authors were asked to contribute. We would like to extend a special thank you to all of the authors; your efforts and contributions are greatly appreciated.

Kevin R. Bush

Christine A. Price