| Women in Families: A Framework for Family Therapy Revised Edition Contributor(s): McGoldrick, Monica (Author), Anderson, Carol M. (Editor), Walsh, Froma (Editor) |
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ISBN: 039330776X ISBN-13: 9780393307764 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1991 Annotation: This comprehensive book, ideal as a basic text in family therapy and women's studies, addresses the question of how women experience family life from a variety of perspectives. It covers gender issues in family therapy theory, practice, and training; women in context (ethnicity and life cycle issues, marriage, motherhood, sisterhood, women alone, lesbian couples), and such special issues as work, addiction, and mental illness. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychopathology - General - Psychology | Psychotherapy - Couples & Family |
| Dewey: 616.89 |
| LCCN: 00000000 |
| Series: Norton Professional Books (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.27" H x 5.27" W x 8.77" (1.44 lbs) 500 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection is an outstanding work bringing together 22 contributed essays by family therapy theorists and practitioners on the subject of women and women s issues. . . . These writings reveal abundant creativity and enormous scope. The volume is fertile, articulate, and absorbing . . . . It should be mandatory reading in every family training curriculum in the country. Smith College Studies in Social Work" |
Contributor Bio(s): Anderson, Carol M.: - Carol M. Anderson, Ph.D., is a professor at University of Pittsburgh Medical School.Walsh, Froma: - Froma Walsh, M.S.W, Ph.D., is Professor, School of Social Service Administration and Department of Psychiatry, University of Chicago, and Co-Director of the University-affiliated institute, the Chicago Center for Family Health. Her other books include Strengthening Family Resilience, Spiritual Resources in Family Therapy, and Normal Family Processes (3rd Edition). |