Full Description
This classic Family Therapy text continues to provide "a new and more comprehensive way to think about human development and the life cycle," reflecting changes in society away from orientation toward the nuclear family, toward a more diverse and inclusive definition of "family." This expanded view of the family includes the impact of issues at multiple levels of the human system: the individual, family households, the extended family, the community, the cultural group, and the larger society. The text features a ground-breaking integration of individual male and female development in systemic context; our increasing racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity; the emergence of men's movements and issues; the growing visibility of lesbian and gay families; and the neglected area of social class.
Contents
PART I: PERSPECTIVES ON THE EVOLVING FAMILY LIFE CYCLE
Chapter 1: Overview: The Life Cycle in its Changing Context: Individual, Family and Social Perspectives
Monica McGoldrick, Betty Carter, Nydia Garcia Preto
Introduction: The Family Life Cycle: A System Moving Through Time
The Changing Family Life Cycle
Human Development in Context
The Vertical and Horizontal Flow of Stress in the Life Cycle
Anxiety and Symptom Development
Cohorts: When and Where in Time and Place We Are Located
Understanding Changing Families in Context
Friendship Through the Life Cycle
The Changing Family Life Cycle of Men and Women
Homeplace: The Importance of Belonging Throughout the Life Cycle
Power and Privilege Given to Some Groups over Others Because of the Hierarchical Rules and Norms Held by Religious, Social, Business, or Governmental Institutions
Life Cycle Stages: A Provisional Framework
Conclusion
Chapter 2 : Self in Contect: Human Development and the Individual Life Cycle in Systemic Perspective
Monica McGoldrick, Betty Carter, & Nydia Garcia Preto
Redefining the Dimensions of Human Development
Developing a Self in Context
The Myths of Complete Autonomy and Self-Determination
Developing a Mature Interdependent Self
Gendered Development
Developing a Self in a Nonaffirming Environment
Our Multiple Intelligences
The Connected Self Countering Unequal Gender, Class, Cultural, and Racial Socialization
The "Slings and Arrows" as Individual, Family, and Community Intersect
The Individual Life Cycle in Context: Developing an Autonomous and Emotionally Connected Self
Chapter 3: Women and the Family Life Cycle
Monica McGoldrick
Women's Changing Life Cycle Roles
Women and Education
Women and Work
Women in Families
Women in the Middle: Women and Caretaking
Women's Exclusion From Power Under the Law and Societal Expectations
Women and Marriage
Becoming Mothers
Adolescence
Launching Children and Moving On
Older Families
Women and Their Friendship Networks
Women and Loss
Conclusion: That the Bumble Bee Should Fly: Affirming Women Through the Life Cycle
Chapter 4: Men and the Life Cycle: Diversity and Complexity
Matthew R. Mock
Introduction
Men: A View of Their Relationships Across Generations
Men in Multiple, Mutual Relationships Across the Life Span
The Intersection of Gender and Other Social Complexities
Gender as a Significant Matter
An Understanding of Intersectionality and Male Power
Childhood
Adolescence
Young Adulthood
Men as Partners and Husbands
Fatherhood
Men at Midlife
Men as Friends With Other Men, Women and Friendship Networks
Men, Work, and Family Health
Elders and Older Age
Conclusion and Areas of Future Focus
Chapter 5: Social Class and the Life Cycle
Jodie Kliman
Introduction
Understanding Social Class
Case Examples
Social Class and Families With Young Children
Social Class and Families With Older Children and Adolescents
Social Class and Families With Late Adolescents and Young Adults
Social Class and Families With Adults in Mid- and Later Life
Conclusions: Implications for Family Therapy
Chapter 6 Sexuality and the Life Cycle
Ellen Berman & David Wohlsifer
The Biology of Sexuality
Sexuality and Gender Across the Life Cycle
Sexuality Through the Life Cycle
Conclusion
Chapter7: Le
