Family Careers: Rethinking the Developmental Perspective

by Joan Aldous

Family Careers makes use of the developmental approach to studying families in order to present a clear, up-to-date account of the changes in families from the time they are formed until they are dissolved. Particular emphasis is given to: the influence of social contexts on patterns of family interaction over time; and the family as a social context within which individual members develop.

A coherent and manageable presentation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803951809
• ISBN13: 9780803951808
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 9.3"