Family Interaction: A Multigenerational Developmental Perspective

Anderson, Stephen A.; Sabatelli, Ronald M.

ISBN 10: 0205485472 / ISBN 13: 9780205485475

Published by Pearson, 2006

About this Item

383 pages including indexd and references. The front cover is curved and ajar from the text. Some bent bottom corners and several dog-eared top corners. Pencil marks have been erased from the reverse of the covers.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Family Interaction: A Multigenerational Developmental Perspective
• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0205485472
• ISBN 13: 9780205485475
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 4th Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
  • CHILD DEVELOPMENT/PARENTING

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Synopsis

Using a family systems and a multigenerational, developmental framework, this text highlights the challenges faced by contemporary families as they move through the life course. Family Interaction offers a comprehensive overview of the major conceptual models that are 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 and, at the same time, offers readers an appreciation of the variety and uniqueness in the ways in which each family develops its patterns of interaction.

From the Back Cover

Using a family systems and a multigenerational, developmental framework, this text highlights the challenges faced by contemporary families as they move through the life course. Family Interaction offers a comprehensive overview of the major conceptual models that are 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 and, at the same time, offers readers an appreciation of the varied and unique ways each family develops its patterns of interaction.

 

As with every edition, this text has been thoroughly updated, including new research on parent—child relations, adolescent adjustment, couple communication, divorce, and conflict resolution.