Family Studies, Relations & Dynamics
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Families with Futures
Family Studies into the 21st Century, Second Edition
Noted for its interdisciplinary approach to family studies, Families with Futures provides an engaging, contemporary look at the discipline's theories, methods, essential topics, and career opportunities. Featuring strong coverage of theories and methods, readers explore family concepts and...
Published February 8th 2012 by Routledge
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Close Relationships
This multidisciplinary text introduces the concepts, methodologies, theories, and empirical findings of the field of interpersonal relationships. Information is drawn from psychology, communication, family studies, marriage and family therapy, social work, sociology, anthropology, the health...
Published January 5th 2011 by Routledge
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Children of Divorce
Stories of Loss and Growth, Second Edition
Featuring excerpts of essays collected from over one thousand young adults while in the throes of divorce, this book paints a picture of the pain and the hope shown by the storytellers. By framing the narratives with an analysis of the most recent divorce literature, the authors provide readers...
Published June 14th 2010 by Routledge
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Introduction to Family Processes
Fifth Edition
What goes on "behind closed doors" in families is examined in this text. Through his storytelling style, Randy Day introduces readers to the family processes approach – the strategies and behaviors families use to achieve goals. The emphasis is on how families work and interact rather than on the...
Published July 27th 2009 by Routledge
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Handbook of Divorce and Relationship Dissolution
This Handbook presents up-to-date scholarship on the causes and predictors, processes, and consequences of divorce and relationship dissolution. Featuring contributions from multiple disciplines, this Handbook reviews relationship termination, including variations depending on legal status, race/...
Published October 2nd 2005 by Psychology Press