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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Foreword | |
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| The Nature and History of Stepfamilies Introduction: The Changing Context of Stepfamilies | |
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| Introduction: The Changing Context of Stepfamilies | |
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| Stepfamilies: Who Are They? | |
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| What Is a Stepfamily? | |
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| How Many Stepfamilies Are There? | |
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| A Short History of Stepfamilies What Do We Know About Stepfamilies? | |
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| A Critical Review of Empirical and Clinical Knowledge Summary | |
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| Characteristic Features of Stepfamilies Structural Characteristics of Stepfamilies Dynamic Characteristics of Stepfamilies Developmental Characteristics of Stepfamilies Summary | |
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| Key Issues of Stepfamilies Past Orientation | |
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| The Attitude of the Stepfamily Toward the Past Acceptance/Rejection of Difference | |
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| The Self-Perception of the Family vis-�-vis Other Types of Families The Dominant Substructure of the Family | |
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| The Focal Subsystem Summary | |
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| Types of Stepfamilies--An Innovative Classification | |
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| Integrated Families: Combining Then and Now Around the Couple Profile of Integrated Stepfamilies Combining Past and Present | |
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| Acknowledging Differences Marital Focal Subsystem Characteristics of the Integrated Nature of the Family Typical | |
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| Issues Case Illustration: The Everest Family Summary | |
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| Invented Stepfamilies | |
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| The Time Is Now and the Family Is the Focus Profile of Invented | |
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| Stepfamilies Discarding the Past | |
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| The TIme Is Now Denial of Differences: We Are A Regular Family A Parental | |
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| Focal Subsystem Main Issues: Invented Families--Whose Invention? | |
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| Case Illustration: The Fox Family Summary | |
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| Imported Stepfamilies: Living the "There and Then" in the "Here and Now" Profile of Imported | |
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| Stepfamilies Reliving the Past in the Present Denying | |
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| Differences from Non-Stepfamilies Marital Focal Subsystem Case Illustration: The Duncan Family Summary | |
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| Stepfamilies and Culture | |
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| Immigrant Stepfamilies The Experience of Multiple Losses Phases in the Immigration Process Paths to Becoming an Immigrant Stepfamily Combined Effects of Immigration and Stepfamily Case Illustration | |
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| The Kovarsky Family Summary Black Stepfamilies | |
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| The History of the Black Stepfamily | |
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| A Black Communal-Oriented Philosophy Permeability of Boundaries in Black Families | |
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| Informal Adoption Among Black Families Role Flexibility of Black Families Living with the Experience of Being Different Case Illustration | |
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| The Wilson Family Summary | |
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| Gay and Lesbian Stepfamilies Triple Stigmatization of Gay Stepfamilies Typical Issues of Gay and Lesbian Stepfamilies Case Illustration | |
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| The Roth-Johnston Family | |
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| Helping Stepfamilies of Diverse Types--Implications for Practice | |
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| Assessing Stepfamilies Differential Evaluation of Normative Stepfamily | |
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| Issues versus Dysfunctional Patterns Differential Assessment of Diverse Types of Stepfamilies Methods of Assessing Stepfamilies: Interviews, Genograms, and Standardized Instruments Summary | |
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| Partners and Focus: Choosing with Whom to Work on Which Issues Deciding with Whom to Work Deciding What to Work On Summary | |
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| Strategies and Techniques for Working with Stepfamilies Normalizing the Stepfamily Experience Providing | |
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| Psychoeducation Negotiating Flexibility and Promoting Creativity Using Collaborative Conversational Approaches | |
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| Summary | |
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| Changing Social Context: Working on Behalf of Stepfamilies | |
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| Developing a Step-Relationships Language Challenging the Brady Bunch Stereotype: Developing Realistic Recognition of Stepfamilies, Their Uniqueness, and Diversity Developing Specific Servic | |