Family Systems and Life-span Development

Download or read book Family Systems and Life-span Development written by Kurt Kreppner and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This interdisciplinary volume presents international research and theories focusing on the development of the individual across the life span. Centering on "family" as the key context influencing, and being influenced by the developing person, the contributors to this volume discuss an array of theoretical models, methodological strategies, and substantive foci linking the study of individual development, the family system, and the broader context of human development. The volume presents continuing empirical research and theories in the realm of individual and family development and features a developmental, contextual view from a process-oriented vantage point.