Feminist research is having an increasing impact on the study of families and close relationships. In this book, each contributor traces her or his experience

Covers major topics relevant to human relationships from a cross-cultural perspective. Examines how world cultures differ in their sexual, familial, and social habits.

Wie bedeutsam ist die Lebensphase Jugend im Lebenslauf? Werden hier die sprichwörtlichen Weichen fürs spätere Leben gestellt oder ist sie nur eine "Durchgangsphase" ohne nachhaltige

This volume provides an up-to-date overview of recent research concerning the links between family and peer systems. Considerable work in the past has focused on

Family-of-origin therapy is a psychodynamically oriented intervention approach developed by Murray Bowen and James Framo. Assessment and therapy focus on the multigenerational family history as

Available January 2006 Genuine spirituality is rooted in our ability to be fully human, and nowhere is this more fully seen in our relationships with

The changing nature of families, their enduring and multi-faceted significance in society, and their value as a focus for the exploration of social change have

This book considers the changing nature of intimacy in contemporary China, providing a unique case study of romantic subjectivities in young people in the world’s

Directed towards researchers and practitioners in family studies and gerontology, this completely revised Second Edition of Family Relationships in Later Life provides an innovative new

This book is concerned with the regulation of family relationships with particular reference to the issue of contact in the many different contexts in which

The changing nature of families, their enduring and multi-faceted significance in society, and their value as a focus for the exploration of social change have

Based on extensive couple and individual interviews with young same sex couples who have legally formalized their relationships, this book argues that same sex marriages

Aus differenzierten Beziehungs- und Kontaktformen zu Gleichaltrigen eröffnen sich für Kinder und Jugendliche unterschiedliche Lebensräume. In diesen werden zahlreiche Bildungs- und Sozialisationsprozesse ausgelöst, die einen

This handbook provides the first collation and integration of social support and family research. Eminent researchers from these fields address conceptual and methodological issues; the

This book considers the changing nature of intimacy in contemporary China, providing a unique case study of romantic subjectivities in young people in the world’s