In the 1990s it is no longer "news" that families do not operate independently from other social organizations and institutions. Instead, it is generally recogn

In the 1990s it is no longer "news" that families do not operate independently from other social organizations and institutions. Instead, it is generally recogn

This volume is at once a tightly focussed exploration of one of the hottest areas in social and developmental psychology, and also a tribute to one of the field

The problems of studying families arise from the difficulty in studying systems where there are multiple elements interacting with each other and with the child

Smooth Sailing enhances our understanding of the family's transition through adolescence by examining qualitative data about the experiences of parents and teen