ABSTRACT
This title was first published in 2000: This book is based on selected papers from a major international congress of the same name that was held at the University of Calgary in July 1997. The contributors come from Canada, England, Italy, United States, Hong Kong and New Zealand where they are researchers at major universities. The papers are organized into four sections: 1) Context of Families, 2) Family Adjustment and Transitions, 3) Child and Adolescent Development, and Attachment. The book sets out to bring together advanced research by psychologists, social workers, physicians, sociologists and other social scientists on the interface between society, the family, children, adolescents and other family members.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section I|79 pages
The Context of Families
section II|66 pages
Family Adjustment and Transitions
section III|102 pages
Child and Adolescent Development
section IV|53 pages
Attachment