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| All chapters begin with Chapter Overview and conclude with Conclusions and Key Terms | |
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| Preface | |
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| Defining the Family | |
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| The Family as a System | |
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| The Family as a System | |
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| The Difficulty of Defining the Family | |
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| The Characteristics of Family Systems | |
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| Structural Properties of Families | |
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| Strategies and Rules | |
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| The Tasks That Families Must Execute | |
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| The Politics of the Family | |
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| Family Strategies | |
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| Family Strategies | |
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| Identity Strategies | |
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| Boundary Strategies | |
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| Maintenance Strategies | |
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| Strategies for Managing the Family's Emotional Environment | |
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| Strategies for Managing Stress: Adaptability as a Second-Order Task | |
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| Models of Family Functioning | |
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| Structural Models | |
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| Structural Models of Family Functioning | |
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| The Structural Model | |
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| Mapping the Family Structure | |
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| Intergenerational Models | |
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| Intergenerational Models of Family Functioning | |
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| Core Concepts Within the Bowen Model | |
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| Managing Unresolved Issues with the Family of Origin | |
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| The Genogram: Insight into Intergenerational Processes | |
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| Contextual Models: Family Diversity | |
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| Ethnicity | |
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| A Metaperspective on Cultural Diversity | |
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| The Broader Racial and Ethnic Context | |
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| Class, Socioeconomic Status, and Family Diversity | |
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| Poverty, Racism, and Family Life | |
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| Acculturation and Family Diversity | |
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| Ethnicity, Race, and Family Strategies | |
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| Family Developmental Stages | |
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| Early Adulthood and Marriage | |
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| The Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood | |
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| The Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood | |
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| The Individuation Process | |
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| The Individuation Process and Subsequent Development and Adjustment | |
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| Individuation Difficulties and the Problems of Youth | |
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| Problems of Forced Individuation | |
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| Mate Selection and Family Development | |
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| Mate Selection and Family Development | |
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| Selecting a Lifetime Companion | |
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| Comparison Levels: The Uniqueness of Our Filters | |
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| The Impact of Family of Origin Experiences on Mate Selection | |
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| Mate Selection and Relationship Dynamics | |
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| The Transition to Marriage: The New Marital System | |
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| The Transition to Marriage: The New Marital System | |
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| The Tasks of the Newly Married Couple | |
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| Communication and Intimacy | |
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| Communication and Intimacy | |
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| Defining Communication | |
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| Conversational Styles | |
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| Communication and Intimacy Within Marriage | |
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| Conflict in Marriage | |
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| Conflict in Marriage | |
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| Areas of Conflict | |
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| The Underlying Sources of Conflict in Marriage | |
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| The Dynamics of Managing Conflict | |
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| Marital Violence | |
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| The Parenting Years | |
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| Families with Young Children: The Transition to Parenthood | |
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| Parenthood as Just One Developmental Pathway | |
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| The Changing Context of Parenthood | |
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| The Structural Diversity Found Within Families with Children | |
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| The Challenges Confronted by the Family with Young Children | |
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| The Parent-Child Relationship System | |
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| The Parent-Child Relationship System | |
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| Dimensions of Parenting Style | |
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| Determinants of Parenting Style | |
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| Gender and Parenting Styles | |
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| Ethnic and Minority Parenting | |
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| The Effectiveness of Parenting Styles: Child Abuse and Neglect | |
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| The Middle and Later Years of Family Development | |
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| Family Tasks During Mid | |