Introduction to Family Processes, 5th ed.

CONTENTS......Page 8
PREFACE......Page 14
CHAPTER 1. Adapting to Family Life in Our Times......Page 18
CHAPTER 2. How We Study Families......Page 38
CHAPTER 3. Theories About Family Life......Page 52
CHAPTER 4. Families as Units of Change and Transition......Page 74
CHAPTER 5. Genetics, Personality, Gender, and Power......Page 96
CHAPTER 6. Fixed Family Relationships: Generations in Family Life......Page 116
CHAPTER 7. Chosen Relationships and the Roots of Mature Love......Page 140
CHAPTER 8. The Core of Family Life: Family Paradigms, Themes, and Ideologies......Page 154
CHAPTER 9. Rules and Rule Sequences......Page 172
CHAPTER 10. Communicating in Families......Page 192
CHAPTER 11. Regulating Distance......Page 216
CHAPTER 12. Building and Maintaining Family Rituals......Page 230
CHAPTER 13. Coping With Turbulence, Gains, and Losses......Page 250
REFERENCES......Page 268
GLOSSARY......Page 276
AUTHOR INDEX......Page 284
SUBJECT INDEX......Page 288