ABSTRACT

This interdisciplinary volume presents international research and theories focusing on the development of the individual across the life span. Centering on "family" as the key context influencing, and being influenced by the developing person, the contributors to this volume discuss an array of theoretical models, methodological strategies, and substantive foci linking the study of individual development, the family system, and the broader context of human development. The volume presents continuing empirical research and theories in the realm of individual and family development and features a developmental, contextual view from a process-oriented vantage point.

chapter 1|13 pages

Family Systems and Life-Span Development

Issues and Perspectives

chapter 2|17 pages

Individual Development and the Family System

A Life-Span Perspective

chapter 5|12 pages

Family Relationships and Peer Relationships in Middle Childhood

An Exploratory Study of the Associations between Children's Integration into the Social Network of Peers and Family Development

chapter 7|20 pages

Nature and Nurture in the Family

chapter 9|31 pages

Family Systems and Family Stress

A Family Life Cycle Perspective

chapter 10|25 pages

Contextual Approaches to Family Systems Research

The Macro–Micro Puzzle

chapter 11|24 pages

Parent–Daughter Relationships in Early Adolescence

A Developmental Perspective

chapter 12|23 pages

Family Systems and Family Development

The Selection of Analytical Units

chapter 13|17 pages

Family Systems Throughout the Life-Span

Interactive Constellations of Development, Meaning, and Behavior

chapter 17|26 pages

The “Generation in the Middle”

Perceptions of Changes in Adults' Intergenerational Relationships

chapter 18|13 pages

Adolescents and their Families