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Family Careers : Rethinking the Developmental Perspective

Aldous, Joan [Verfasser]

Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 1996

Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest

1 Online-Ressource (317 pages)

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978-1-4522-4734-2 ; 978-0-8039-5180-8

 

Family Careers makes use of the developmental approach to studying families in order to present a clear, up-to-date account of the changes in families from the time they are formed until they are dissolved. Particular emphasis is given to: the influence of social contexts on patterns of family interaction over time; and the family as a social context within which individual members develop. A coherent and manageable presentation of systems theory informs the argument, and the inherent limitations of the developmental perspective are recognized.