Family Transitions - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Family Transitions write by Celia Jaes Falicov. This book was released on 1991-07-01. Family Transitions available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Of all concepts used by family therapists, the family development framework is among the least studied, in spite of its relevance to understanding spontaneous family change and to facilitating therapeutic intervention. The notion that a "developmental difficulty" underlies the appearance of clinical symptoms has become a time-honored tradition in family therapy just as it has been in individual therapy. Yet, unlike the well-established and well-researched models of child and adult development, those in family development are rudimentary. Despite increasing interest in the family life cycle as a framework for family therapy, relatively little has been done to elucidate the specific dimensions and processes of spontaneous and therapeutically-induced change over the family life cycle. This volume gathers original contributions of some of the most prominent family theorists, researchers, and clinicians of our time to improve our understanding of these important and hitherto neglected domains. The book opens with a comprehensive overview by the editor that outlines contributions to the family life cycle framework from family sociology, and crisis theory. This is followed by a comparative analysis of developmental thinking, explicit or implicit, in the theory and interventions of the major family therapy approaches. Then divided into four parts, FAMILY TRANSITIONS introduces new conceptual models that integrate the temporality of the life cycle approach with systems theory.By their very nature, these models cut across therapeutic orientations and have important clinical applications. In Part II, family therapy's views of development are freed from the confines of the therapist's office, and placed in the context of other disciplines. Chapters provide analysis of changing--or static--sociocultural values that can affect conceptions of development; potential misuse of the concept of "cultural identity" in health, mental health, and education; how "family identity" operates as a vehicle for cultural transmission over generations; and family therapists assumptions about women's development. The role of expected and unexpected events in the family life cycle is the focus of Part III. Chapters on clinical approaches geared to dislocations of life cycle occurrences due to unexpected crises, chronic illnesses, loss, or drug abuse provide illustrations of interventions that utilize, enhance, or potentially detract from the family's developmental flow. Part IV explores the articulation of the life cycle framework within four major family therapy orientations: intergenerational, structural, systemic, and symbolic-experiential. Each of these chapters endeavors to elucidate: what is the place of family development in each orientation; concepts of continuity and change; use of the concept of stages, transitions, or developmental tasks; the specific dimensions that change in most families over time; and the links between family dysfunction and life cycle issues. Finally, each chapter illustrates through clinical example assessment strategies, formulation of treatment goals and interventions as these emerge from a particular life cycle model. FAMILY TRANSITIONS presents a significant advance in our understanding of functional and dysfunctional family development and offers a range of interventions to promote developmental change. It is an invaluable resource for clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and counselors that will also interest human development professionals, family sociologists, and family researchers. FAMILY TRANSITIONS can serve as a developmentally oriented textbook for teaching family therapy in academic and professional settings.
The Changing Rhythms of American Family Life
The Changing Rhythms of American Family Life - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Changing Rhythms of American Family Life write by Suzanne M. Bianchi. This book was released on 2006-07-13. The Changing Rhythms of American Family Life available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Over the last forty years, the number of American households with a stay-at-home parent has dwindled as women have increasingly joined the paid workforce and more women raise children alone. Many policy makers feared these changes would come at the expense of time mothers spend with their children. In Changing Rhythms of American Family Life, sociologists Suzanne M. Bianchi, John P. Robinson, and Melissa Milkie analyze the way families spend their time and uncover surprising new findings about how Americans are balancing the demands of work and family. Using time diary data from surveys of American parents over the last four decades, Changing Rhythms of American Family Life finds that—despite increased workloads outside of the home—mothers today spend at least as much time interacting with their children as mothers did decades ago—and perhaps even more. Unexpectedly, the authors find mothers' time at work has not resulted in an overall decline in sleep or leisure time. Rather, mothers have made time for both work and family by sacrificing time spent doing housework and by increased "multitasking." Changing Rhythms of American Family Life finds that the total workload (in and out of the home) for employed parents is high for both sexes, with employed mothers averaging five hours more per week than employed fathers and almost nineteen hours more per week than homemaker mothers. Comparing average workloads of fathers with all mothers—both those in the paid workforce and homemakers—the authors find that there is gender equality in total workloads, as there has been since 1965. Overall, it appears that Americans have adapted to changing circumstances to ensure that they preserve their family time and provide adequately for their children. Changing Rhythms of American Family Life explodes many of the popular misconceptions about how Americans balance work and family. Though the iconic image of the American mother has changed from a docile homemaker to a frenzied, sleepless working mom, this important new volume demonstrates that the time mothers spend with their families has remained steady throughout the decades.
The Rhythm of Family
The Rhythm of Family - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Rhythm of Family write by Amanda Blake Soule. This book was released on 2011. The Rhythm of Family available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Outlines craft and activity suggestions for enjoying a simpler, nature-connected life with one's children throughout all the seasons of the year, explaining how to slow down and participate in creative play and exploration to instill a sense of family togetherness and an awareness of the natural world. Original.
Happy Little Family
Happy Little Family - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Happy Little Family write by Rebecca Caudill. This book was released on 2004. Happy Little Family available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Five adventures in Bonny's busy four-year-old life with her three sisters and brothers in the days of copper-toed shoes.
Sacred Dwelling
Sacred Dwelling - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sacred Dwelling write by Wendy M. Wright. This book was released on 1994. Sacred Dwelling available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Theologian Wendy Wright's insightful commentary and witty, poignant personal family stories illumine the presence of God in the full spectrum of family life in this contemplative "walk" through a home. Reflects on the unique ways your family members can respond to the call to become transfigured people. A wonderful gift book for any family.
