Family Relationships

Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issu...

A compilation of issues debating aspects of marriage, family life and traditional assumptions; challenges to successful relationships; parenthood; and relational conflict and dissolution. Link on to our student Web site for additional study support and links to related...

Extraordinary Relationships: A New Way of Thinking...

Turn any Relationship into an Extraordinary Relationship “A refreshing alternative to common self-help approaches.” Michael E. Kerr, M.D., Director, Georgetown Family Center, Washington, D.C. and coauthor with Dr. Murray Bowen of Family Evaluation After food, water, and shelter, relationships are the most important factors in determining your quality of life. At work, productivity and efficiency depend on...

Building Culturally Responsive Family-School Relat...

This text promotes a collaborative approach to working with all students families to promote student learning and resolve student problems throughout the early childhood and elementary school years. Taking into account economic and cultural diversity as well as exceptionality, Building Culturally Responsive Family-School Relationships describes culturally-responsive instructional and non-instructional practices that...

African American Relationships, Marriages, and Fam...

African American Relationships, Marriages, and Families is a historically and culturally centered text designed for relationship, marriage and family educators and therapists who work with African American singles and couples. Complete with numerous exercises, the book helps singles and couples increase their self-awareness, partner awareness and respect, and appreciation for difference. It also helps foster effective...

The Relationship Cure: A 5 Step Guide to Strengthe...

A groundbreaking, practical program for transforming troubled relationships into positive ones This is the best book on relationships I have ever read. . . . John Gottman has decoded the subtle secrets that can either enrich or destroy the quality of our ties with others. Daniel B. Wile, Ph.D., author of After the Fight: Using Your Disagreements to Build a Stronger Relationship John Gottman is our leading explorer of the...

Healing From Family Rifts : Ten Steps to Finding P...

Ten steps to surviving a family rift, finding peace, and moving on A family rift is one of the most traumatic experiences a person can face. It can have a profound effect on virtually every aspect of life, causing depression, relationship problems, and even physical illness. Healing From Family Rifts offers hope to those coping with a split in their families. Family therapist Mark Sichel addresses the pain and shame...

The Marriage and Family Experience: Intimate Relat...

The Marriage and Family Experience is an engaging, student friendly Marriage and Family best seller. The text’s up-to-date material, real-life cross-cultural examples, and balanced presentation make it an accessible and compelling read for the Marriage and Family student. It successfully bridges all elements of the course, including intimate relationships, family policy, and family issues. The combination of this...

Family Ties That Bind: A self-help guide to change...

A self-help guide to change through Family of Origin...

Family Life Now: A Conversation About Marriages, F...

A candid and scholarly conversation about families and family life. This text combines the personal touch and scholarly expertise of an outstanding teacher to explore the ways that family members and intimate partners interact, and how families adapt to stresses, changes and everyday challenges. We are all a product of our families of origin. How that influences who we are and who we become is a central theme woven throughout...

Intimate Relationships, Marriages, and Families...

This comprehensive introduction to marriage and the family combines the most current research base with an emphasis on family background and diversity. It presents a positive perspective on families and focuses on the importance of public and social policy in the lives of families. Each chapter concludes with a section on public policy and critical thinking questions. The text makes research and statistics easy for students...