The Expanded Family Life Cycle: Individual, Family, and Social Perspectives

by Monica McGoldrick, Betty Carter, Nydia Garcia-preto

Now featured in a Classics Edition with a new Foreword by Donald Boch, The Expanded Family Life Cycle integrates theory and current research with clinical guidelines and cases by two of the most-respected authors, teachers, and clinicians in the field of family therapy, Betty Carter and Monica McGoldrick. This classic Family Therapy text provides ";and more comprehensive way to think about human development and the life cycle,"; reflecting changes in society away from orientation toward the nuclear family, toward a more diverse and inclusive definition of ";family."; This expanded view of the family includes the impact of issues at multiple levels of the human system: the individual, family households, the extended family, the community, the cultural group, and the larger society. The text features a ground-breaking integrat

Genres: Psychology, School, Parenting, Textbooks, Nonfiction, Grad School

552 pages, Hardcover

Published August 13, 2010

Reviews

[Rick Lee Lee James · Rating 5 out of 5]

Terrific book, terrible format on kindle

I first of all, this is an amazing book, but please do not buy it for Kendall. The formatting is terrible on Kindle devices, and almost impossible to read.

That being said, this is one of the most exhaustive books on family life cycles, I can imagine ever having been written. It’s not only well written, it’s easy to comprehend and is a great reference.

Even though the format on Kindle was difficult, I still found the book, engaging enough that I read it in a week’s time. Very helpful for clinicians.

[Kari Schooley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read the text for a class. The text was usable and easy to understand as it was read. The book had a lot of information on every page, and the font was smallish. Overall, I'll keep this one on the shelf for later reference.

[Neene · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read it for a class. Really good information. Wasn't too boring.

[Tonya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very comprehensive and easy to read book covering all the family life cycles. Excellent reference book!

[Kony · Rating 4 out of 5]

Required for therapy school. One of the more interesting textbooks we were assigned in our first semester. Considers individuals and relationships from a holistic and critical "ecological" perspective, which I really appreciate.

[Emily Ellison · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good text. Info on genograms is there. Used this book as part of my family counseling class in Winter 2012 quarter.

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

MFT 543- Helpful for explaining the impact of various nodal events and life cycles