ABSTRACT
From our perspective in the last decade of this century, we cannot help but look forward to the 21st century and what it holds for the family. It seems that at no other time in history have so many issues and potential stressors complicated our lives, both as individuals and as members of families. Sparse economic resources; fewer societal and governmental supports; increasingly complex human relationships with extended, blended, and single-parent families; greater demands and stresses in the workplace; skyrocketing costs of health care—these are just a few of the overwhelming issues that face the modern family.
