Family Worlds

How does a family function? How does a family make a distinctive life of its own while living according to the values of society? In what ways is a family a unit when all its members have personalities of their own? How can we understand diversity among families?Robert D

Gerald Handel

Contents Foreword vii Preface, 1974 Preface Author's Note Introduction to the Transaction Edition Ralph LaRossa 1 The Family as a Psychosocial Organization 2 The Clarks: Flight from Insecurity 3 The Lansons: Equanimity and Its Vicissitudes 4 The Littletons: The Dynamics of Disconnectedness 5 The Newbolds: The Demonstration of Constructive Independence 6 The Steeles: Comforts and Crises of Companionship 7 The Five Families: A Comparative Summary Appendix: Some Comments on Method Index