Day, Randal D., 1948-

Introduction to family processes / Randal D. Day. - 5th ed. - New York : Routledge, 2010. - xv, 272 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Adapting to family life in our times -- How we study families -- Theories about family life -- Families as units of change and transition -- Genetics, personality, gender, and power -- Fixed family relationships : generations in family life -- Chosen relationships and the roots of mature love -- The core of family life : family paradigms, themes, and ideologies --Rules and rule sequences -- Communicating in families -- Regulating distance -- Building and maintaining family rituals -- Coping with turbulence, gains, and losses.

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