Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. The Changing American Family
Definition
Family Systems Theory
The Family and Its Influence on Health
Basic Family Assessment
The Family Genogram
Chapter 2. The Family Life Cycle
The Single Young Adult
The New Couple
The Family with Young Children
The Family with Adolescents
Launching Children and Moving On
The Family in Later Life
Chapter 3, Variations to the Family Life Cycle
Blended Families
Single-Parent Families
Gay and Lesbian Families
Families with Infertility
Adoptive Families
Families without Children
Families from other Cultures
Intergenerational Families
Multiracial and Multiethnic Families
Chapter 4. Special Family Topics
Divorce
Abuse
Medical Issues and Family Life
Chronic Medical Illness or Disability
Dementia
Bereavement
Mental Illness
Alcoholism
Healthy Families
Conclusion
Resources
References
Index
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