Introduction to Family Processes

by Day, Randal D.

• ISBN13: 9780805843194
• ISBN10: 0805843191
• Format: Trade Paper
• Publisher: LEA, Inc.

Summary

"Introduction to Family Processes, 4/e" introduces the reader to the family processes approach--strategies and daily sequences of behavior used by family members to achieve goals. The family processes approach focuses on how families work, think, an

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xxii
Introduction to Family Processes	p. 1
Adapting to Family Life in Our Times	p. 3
Chapter 1	p. 4
Adapting to Family Life in Our Times	p. 5
Theorizing About Family Life	p. 37
Chapter 2	p. 38
Theorizing About Family Life	p. 39
Foundational Family Processes	p. 75
Individuals in Families: Biosocial Beginnings, Gender, and Personality	p. 77
Chapter 3	p. 78
Individuals in Families: Biosocial Beginnings, Gender, and Personality	p. 79
Generations in Family Life	p. 109
Generations in Family Life	p. 110
Generations in Family Life	p. 111
Ideologies in Family Life	p. 147
Chapter 5	p. 148
Ideologies in Family Life	p. 149
Discovering Rules and Patterns of Interaction	p. 177
Rediscovering Rules and Patterns of Interaction	p. 178
Discovering Rules and Patterns of Interaction	p. 179
Expressive Family Processes	p. 213
Communication in Family Life	p. 215
Communication in Family Life	p. 216
Communication in Family Life	p. 217
Regulating Distance	p. 253
Regulating Distance	p. 254
Regulating Distance	p. 255
Building and Maintaining Effective Rituals	p. 287
Building and Maintaining Effective Rituals	p. 288
Building and Maintaining Effective Family Rituals	p. 289
Change, Turbulence, and Strength	p. 319
Change, Turbulence, and Strength	p. 321
Change, Turbulence, and Strength	p. 322
Changing During the Life Course	p. 323
Coping with Turbulence, Gains, and Losses	p. 359
Coping with Turbulence, Gains, and Losses	p. 360
Coping with Turbulence, Gains, and Loses	p. 361
Bibliography	p. 389
Index	p. 401
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