The Expanded Family Life Cycle: Individual, Family, and Social Perspectives

Abstract

Part 1 Perspectives on the Evolving Family Life Cycle Chapter 1 OVERVIEW: THE LIFE CYCLE IN ITS CHANGING CONTEXT: INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES Chapter 2 WOMEN AND THE FAMILY LIFE CYCLE Chapter 3 MEN AND THE LIFE CYCLE Chapter 4 SOCIAL CLASS AND THE LIFE CYCLE Chapter 5 THE LIFE CYCLE OF ECONOMICALLY FRAGILE FAMILIES Chapter 6 SEXUALITY AND THE LIFE CYCLE Chapter 7 LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS AND THE FAMILY LIFE CYCLE Chapter 8 SPIRITUALITY AND THE FAMILY LIFE CYCLE Chapter 9 SIBLINGS AND THE LIFE CYCLE Chapter 10 SINGLE ADULTS AND THE LIFE CYCLE CHAPTER 11 FRIENDSHIP AND THE LIFE CYCLE Chapter 12 MIGRATION AND THE FAMILY LIFE CYCLE Part 2 Life Cycle Transitions and Phases Chapter 13 BECOMING AN ADULT: FINDING WAYS TO LOVE AND WORK Chapter 13 BECOMING AN ADULT: FINDING WAYS TO LOVE AND WORK Chapter 14 BECOMING A COUPLE Chapter 15 BECOMING PARENTS: THE FAMILY WITH YOUNG CHILDREN Chapter 16 TRANSFORMATION OF THE FAMILY SYSTEM DURING ADOLESCENCE Chapter 17 FAMILIES AT MIDLIFE: LAUNCHING CHILDREN AND MOVING ON Chapter 18 FAMILIES IN LATER LIFE: CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND RESILIENCE Chapter 19 DEATH, LOSS, AND THE FAMILY LIFE CYCLE Chapter 20 DIVORCE: AN UNSCHEDULED FAMILY TRANSITION Chapter 21 SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES: STRENGTHS, VULNERABILITIES, AND INTERVENTIONS Chapter 22 THE REMARRIAGE CYCLE: DIVORCED, MULTINUCLEAR AND RECOUPLED FAMILIES Part 3 Clinical Dilemmas and Interventions Chapter 23 CHRONIC ILLNESS AND THE LIFE CYCLE Chapter 24 ALCOHOL PROBLEMS AND THE LIFE CYCLE Chapter 25 VIOLENCE AND THE LIFE CYCLE Chapter 26 CREATING MEANINGFUL RITUALS FOR NEW LIFE CYCLE TRANSITIONS Chapter 27 THE THERAPIST AND THE FAMILY: THE INTERSECTION OF LIFE CYCLES