ISBN:
1841697621
,
9781841697628
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xv, 272 p)
Edition:
5th ed
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Day, Randal D., 1948- Introduction to family processes
DDC:
306.85
Keywords:
Families
;
Families Research
;
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS ; Alternative Family
;
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS ; Reference
;
Families
;
Families ; Research
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Adapting to family life in our times -- How we study families -- Theories about family life -- Families as units of change and transition -- Genetics, personality, gender, and power -- Fixed family relationships : generations in family life -- Chosen relationships and the roots of mature love -- The core of family life : family paradigms, themes, and ideologies -- Rules and rule sequences -- Communicating in families -- Regulating distance -- Building and maintaining family rituals -- Coping with turbulence, gains, and losses
Abstract:
Through a storytelling style, Randy Day introduces readers to the family processes approach. The emphasis is on how families work and interact rather than on the psychological, sociological, or economic processes
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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