Family Interaction
A Multigenerational Developmental Perspective
6th Edition
Published on 28. August 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-0-205-92836-1 (ISBN)
Description
Examines the challenges and successes of families as they move through the life course.
Family Interaction, 6/e takes a family systems and a multigenerational, developmental framework. This text looks at the major conceptual models used to understand the patterns and interactional dynamics that operate in families. It provides readers with an overview of the basic tasks that all families must execute regardless of their particular composition or living situation. At the same time the text offers readers an appreciation of the variety and uniqueness in the ways in which each family develops its patterns of interaction.
This text is available in a variety of formats - digital and print. Pearson offers its titles on the devices students love through Pearson's MyLab products, CourseSmart, Amazon, and more.
Learning Goals
Upon completing this book, readers will be able to:
Understand the basic tasks that families must execute.
Discuss the various patterns of family interaction.
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Family Interaction, 6/e takes a family systems and a multigenerational, developmental framework. This text looks at the major conceptual models used to understand the patterns and interactional dynamics that operate in families. It provides readers with an overview of the basic tasks that all families must execute regardless of their particular composition or living situation. At the same time the text offers readers an appreciation of the variety and uniqueness in the ways in which each family develops its patterns of interaction.
This text is available in a variety of formats - digital and print. Pearson offers its titles on the devices students love through Pearson's MyLab products, CourseSmart, Amazon, and more.
Learning Goals
Upon completing this book, readers will be able to:
Understand the basic tasks that families must execute.
Discuss the various patterns of family interaction.
0205949800 / 9780205949809 Family Interaction: a Multigenerational Developmental Perspective Plus MySearchLab with eText -- Access Card Package
Package consists of:
0205928366 / 9780205928361 Family Interaction: A Multigenerational Developmental Perspective
0205239927 / 9780205239924 MySearchLab with Pearson eText -- Valuepack Access Card
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Edition
6th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 187 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-205-92836-1 (9780205928361)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Stephen Anderson is a Professor in the Department of Human Development & Family Studies at the University of Connecticut. He is Director of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program and the Center for Applied Research in Human Development. He received his Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Kansas State University. His research interests include - Youth Development, Assessment of Family Functioning, Couple and Family Violence, Family Therapy Supervision and Training, and Program Evaluation.
Ronald Sabatelli is Professor & Department Head of the Department of Human Development & Family Studies at the University of Connecticut. He received his Ph.D. in Family Studies from the University of Connecticut. His research interests include how family of origin experiences influence the structure and experience of parenthood and romantic relationships; youth development, and the assessment of relationship and family functioning. He is currently the editor of Family Relations, an interdisciplinary journal of applied family studies, published on behalf of the National Council on Family Relations.
Ronald Sabatelli is Professor & Department Head of the Department of Human Development & Family Studies at the University of Connecticut. He received his Ph.D. in Family Studies from the University of Connecticut. His research interests include how family of origin experiences influence the structure and experience of parenthood and romantic relationships; youth development, and the assessment of relationship and family functioning. He is currently the editor of Family Relations, an interdisciplinary journal of applied family studies, published on behalf of the National Council on Family Relations.
Content
BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Preface
PART I. Defining Families
1. The Family as a System
2. Family Strategies
PART II. Models of Family Functioning
3. Structural Models
4. Intergenerational Models
5. Contextual Models: Family Diversity
PART III. Family Developmental Stages
Section 1. Early Adulthood and Marriage
6. The Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood
7. Mate Selection and Family Development
8. The Transition to Marriage: The New Marital System
9. Communication and Intimacy
10. Conflict in Marriage
Section II The Parenting Years
11. Families with Young Children: The Transition to Parenthood
12. The Parent-Child Relationship System
Section III The Middle and Later Years of Family Development
13. Family Tasks during Middle Adulthood
14. The Family in Later Life
PART IV. Alternative Family Developmental Pathways
15. Death, Loss, and Bereavement
16. Divorce
17. The Single-Parent Household
18. Remarriage and Step-Parenting
Preface
PART I. Defining Families
1. The Family as a System
2. Family Strategies
PART II. Models of Family Functioning
3. Structural Models
4. Intergenerational Models
5. Contextual Models: Family Diversity
PART III. Family Developmental Stages
Section 1. Early Adulthood and Marriage
6. The Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood
7. Mate Selection and Family Development
8. The Transition to Marriage: The New Marital System
9. Communication and Intimacy
10. Conflict in Marriage
Section II The Parenting Years
11. Families with Young Children: The Transition to Parenthood
12. The Parent-Child Relationship System
Section III The Middle and Later Years of Family Development
13. Family Tasks during Middle Adulthood
14. The Family in Later Life
PART IV. Alternative Family Developmental Pathways
15. Death, Loss, and Bereavement
16. Divorce
17. The Single-Parent Household
18. Remarriage and Step-Parenting