Families : What Makes Them Work

Families : What Makes Them Work

Editorial Reviews
Book Description
A major new book in family studies, that concentrates on how 'normal' families work -- their strengths and weaknesses, the kinds of crises and stresses with which they cope, and the changes that come over them during seven stages of their life cycle. Over one thousand families were studied in order to reveal the true complexity of family life by maintaining the separate perspectives of husbands, wives, and adolescent children.

'...this book should be read by all who are concerned with family stress, family integration, and coping behaviors in functioning families.' -- Choice, May 1984

'...the book is indeed destined to be a classic reference work that belongs in every family specialist's library.' -- The Am

Families: What Makes Them Work,David H. Olson,Hamilton I. McCubbin,Howard Barnes,Andrea Larsen,Marla Muxen,Marc Wilson,Sage Publications, Inc,0803928548,Case studies,Circumplex Model of Marital and Family Systems,Family,Psychological aspects,Testing,United States,Family & Relationships / General,Family & relationships

Book Contents:

1. Family Connections: A Treatment Foster Care Model for Adolescents With Delinquency (A Social Interactional Approach, Vol 5)
2. Family Ethnicity : Strength in Diversity
3. Fannie Blaine Elliott: Elliott Family History, 1816-2003
4. Fatherwise : 101 Tips for a New Father
5. Fierce Communion : Family and Community in Early America (Harvard Historical Studies)
6. Fifteen Centuries of Children's Literature: An Annotated Chronology of British and American Works in Historical Context
7. Fight-Free Families (Busy Parents series)
8. Gender and Family Change in Industrialized Countries (International Studies in Demography)
9. Growing Up Cavity Free: A Parent's Guide to Prevention
10. Having It All Having Enough: How to Create a Career/Family Balance That Works for You

Book Contents

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