Understanding Family Problems: A Psychological Approach

by Neil Frude

Working from a psychological rather than a sociological approach, this book reviews the major problems families commonly face. It considers how and why these problems arise, how families try to cope with them and how professionals can successfully help families deal with them. Early chapters explore the basic conceptual issues with a distinction drawn between ''the individual's family'' and ''the family unit.'' Later chapters review, in detail, some...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471917419
• ISBN13: 9780471917410
• Release Date: December 1990
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 428 Pages
• Weight: 1.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"