Monica McGoldrick

The Expanding Family Life Cycle: Individual, Family, and Social Perspectives Monica McGoldrick 5th edition

Jacket Description/Back: Updated, expanded, and more comprehensive than ever, this new Fifth Edition of this classic family therapy text, "The Expanded Family Life Cycle, " gives readers a solid understanding of human development and the life cycle. Featured are a groundbreaking integration of individual development within a systemic context discussion of the increasing racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity across the life cycle in the United States today; life cycle perspectives on LGBT issues, alcohol, sexuality, migration, social class, violence in the family, and assessment of home place as fundamental to clinical work. This edition moves from society s general orientation of nuclear families to consider a more diverse and inclusive definition of society s rapidly changing family patterns, one that considers, among other things, that the life cycle time frame itself has been expanding as people live longer and the patterns of coupling and child rearing continue to change. 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"Table of Contents: Part 1 Perspectives on the Evolving Family Life Cycle Chapter 1OVERVIEW: THE LIFE CYCLE IN ITS CHANGING CONTEXT: INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES Monica McGoldrick, Nydia Garcia Preto & Betty Carter The Family Life Cycle: A System Moving Through Time The Changing Patterns of the Family Life Cycle Dimensions of Human Development in the Context of the Family and Society Developing a Self in Context: Belonging Friendship Through the Life Cycle Developing a Self in Context: Gender The Connected Self: Beyond Autonomy and Self Determination A Multi-Contextual Life Cycle Framework for Understanding Human Development Anxiety, Symptom Development and Healing The Socio-Cultural Context of Human Development The Family Context of Human Development The Individual Life Cycle in Context Multi-Contextual Assessment Case Illustration: The Aiello Lopez Family Conclusion Figures-Genograms- Figure 1.1: A Multi-Contextual Life Cycle Framework for Clinical Assessment Figure 1.2: Multi-Contextual Framework for Clinical Assessment Table 1.1: Phases of the Family Life Cycle Table 1.2: The Individual Life Cycle in Context Figure 1.3: Guidelines for a Multi-Contextual Life Cycle Assessment Figure 1.4: The Aiello-Lopez Family Chapter 2WOMEN AND THE FAMILY LIFE CYCLE Monica McGoldrick Women s Changing Life Cycle Roles Women and Education Women and Work Women in Families Women in the Middle: Women and Caretaking Women s Exclusion From Power Under the Law and Societal Expectations Women and Marriage Mothers and Children Adolescence Stepmothers Launching Children and Moving On Older Families Women and Their Friendship Networks Women and Loss Conclusion: Affirming Women Through the Life Cycle Chapter 3MEN AND THE LIFE CYCLE Matthew R. Mock & Tim Baima Introduction Childhood and Adolescence Men and Work Men as Partners and Husbands Fatherhood Men in Later Life Conclusion Chapter 4SOCIAL CLASS AND THE LIFE CYCLE Jodie Kliman Introduction Intersections of Class and Other Factors Understanding Social Class Class Position and Families Invisible class differences. Case Examples Social Class and Families With Young Children Social Class and Families With Older Children and Adolescents Social Class and Families With Late Adolescents and Young Adults Social Class and Families With Adults in Mid- and Later Life Conclusions: Implications for Family Therapy Figures-Genograms- Figure 4.1: Sophie and Daniel s Genogram Figure 4.2: Ta esha s Genogram Figure 4.3: Miguelito s Genogram Figure 4.4: Author s Genogram Chapter 5THE LIFE CYCLE OF ECONOMICALLY FRAGILE FAMILIES Paulette Moore Hines Factors Affecting Multi-Stressed Families Throughout the Life Cycle Racial-Cultural Discrimination Female-Headed Households High Unemployment/Underemployment Uncertainty Toxic Environments Ongoing Trauma Exposure, Disruptions in Attachments, and Untimely Losses Reliance on Institutional Supports A Condensed Life Cycle The Condensed Family Life Cycle: Assessment and Treatment Stage 1: Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood Key Assessment and Intervention Considerations Stage 2: Coupling and Raising Children Sustaining Intimate Relationships Taking on Parental Roles Realigning Relationships with Extended Family Key Assessment and Intervention Considerations Stage 3: Families in Later Life Key Assessment and Intervention Considerations Overarching Assessment and Treatment Considerations Case Illustration Avoiding Therapist Burn-Out Conclusion Chapter 6SEXUALITY AND THE LIFE CYCLE Tracey Laszloffy Sexuality and Individual and Family Development Boundaries The Bergens: A Case of Rigid Boundaries The Mishras: A Case of Loose Boundaries Sexual Beliefs/Messages and Resulting Feelings/Behaviors Intergenerational Patterns Related to Sex and Gender Cultural Normas Religion Sex and Sin Social Class Ethnic/Racial Background Soeietal Organizing Principles Sexuality Over the Life Cycle Couplehood Pregnancy Young Children and Families Adolescents and Families Mid-Life Families with Older Family Members Case Study Summary Figure 6.1: Mahoney/Corelli family genogram Table 6.1 Beliefs/Messages Chapter 7 LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS AND THE FAMILY LIFE CYCLE Deidre Ashton Introduction Current Status of LGBT Families in the United States Access to Marriage Family Growth Diversity Among LGBT Families Models of LGBT Identity Development Lesbian and Gay Identity Development Bisexual Identity Development Transgender Identity Development Coming Out The Family Life Cycle Leaving Home and Staying Connected: Launching and Single Adulthood Coupling Parenting: Families With Young Children Parenting: Families With Adolescent Children Families in Later Life Conclusion Chapter 8SPIRITUALITY AND THE FAMILY LIFE CYCLE Sueli Petry Spirituality and Religion in America Family Life Cycle Theory and Application to Context of Spirituality Children and Spirituality Case Study Anthony and Angelina: children s spiritual beliefs may comfort or cause anxiety Adolescence: Identity Development and Spirituality Case Study Joshua: adolescents challenge family beliefs Early Adulthood: Time to Explore and Make Choices About Spiritual Beliefs Case Study Lorraine and Richard: interfaith couple s counseling Case Study Ana and Luis: spirituality overcomes oppression Middle-Age: Beliefs Reaffirmed Case Study Lucy: spirituality, spirits, and resiliency in the face of untimely loss Older Adults: Aging and Facing Mortality Case Study Pearl: spirituality promotes dignity in the face of poverty and oppression Case Study Eleanor: unresolved spiritual issues and depression Conclusion Figures-Genograms- Figure 8.1: Joshua s Genogram Figure 8.2: Lorraine and Richard s Genogram Figure 8.3: Ana and Luis Genogram Figure 8.4: Lucy s Genogram Chapter 9SIBLINGS AND THE LIFE CYCLE Monica McGoldrick & Marlene Watson The Importance of Sibling Relationships Through the Life Cycle Age Spacing Gender Differences Culture, Class, Race and Ethnicity Racial /Ethnic Identity of Siblings Birth-Order Effects in Sibling Relationships Life Cycle Issues in Families With Disabled Siblings Sibling Positions and Parenting Siblings and Adolescent Relationships Sibling Relationships in Young Adulthood Sibling Positions and Marital Relationships In-Laws, Step- and Half Siblings Sibling Relationships in Midlife Sibling Relationships After the Death of Parents Rules of Thumb for Sibling Relationships Through the Life Cycle Conclusions Chapter 10SINGLE ADULTS AND THE LIFE CYCLE Kathy Berliner, Demaris Jacob, & Natalie Schwartzberg Introduction Setting the Clinical Stage Marriage as Social Empowerment Marriage And The Family Of Origin Multigenerational Themes Class And Culture The Single Person s Life Cycle The Twenties: Establishing Adulthood The Thirties: The Single Crisis Tasks Midlife: Developing Alternative Scripts Later Life: Putting It All Together References CHAPTER 11 FRIENDSHIP AND THE LIFE CYCLE Timothy Baima & Kiran Arora Introduction Trends Across The Life Cycle Friendship in Childhood and Adolescence Developmental Significance and Benefits of Friendship Developmental Characteristics of Friendship in Childhood and Adolescence Social Influences And Friendship Stability in Childhood and Adolescence Adult Friendships Characteristics of Adult Friendships Friends and Resiliency Gender and Adult Heterosexual Friendships Heterosexual Couples and Friendships Friendship and Divorce Friendships in Later Life Friendships Among Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual People Critical Themes of Friendship Friendships and Family Relationships Complement One Another Working on Relational Challenges in Friendships Improves Friendship Quality Similarities Facilitate Friendship Bonds Wholeness is Compromised in Order to Stabilize Friendship Race is an Organizing Principle in Friendships The Story of Our Friendship Our Contexts References Chapter 12MIGRATION AND THE FAMILY LIFE CYCLE Celia J. Falicov A Social Constructionist View of the Life Cycle MECA for Migration and Life Cycle Processes MECA: Migration-Acculturation Migration as a Developmental Process Migration as Ambiguous Loss and Gain Variations in the Experience of Traumatic Migration Family Composition at Migration Lack of Transitional Rituals Transnationalism and Technologies of Communication MECA: Ecological Context Linguistic and Cultural Dissonance Host Country Receptions and Community Insertions Stresses of Racism Double Consciousness as a Resilient Response Silence, Poverty, Undocumented Status and Empowerment MECA: Family Organization Family Reorganization Due to Migration Changes Generational Tensions and Family Reorganizations CEFSA: Cultural Differences, Ecological Fears and Separation Anxiety Gender Role Reorganizations in Couple Relationships Family Separations and Reunifications Truth or Lies Transnational Therapies MECA: Family Life Cycle Cultural Change and Continuity in the Life Cycle Age and Life Stage Implications for Migration Religion and Spirituality Pile-Up of Life Cycle Transitions in Transnational Contexts Second Generation Transnational Exposure The Immigrant s Paradox Conclusion Table 12.1 Multidimensional Ecological Comparative Approach (MECA) Continuities and changes in immigrant family life cycle in cultural diversity and social justice processes. Part 2 Life Cycle Transitions and Phases Chapter 13BECOMING AN ADULT: FINDING WAYS TO LOVE AND WORK Richard H. Fulmer Young Adulthood(s) in the New Century Early Young Adulthood: Developmental Tasks Work Tasks: Preparation Without Pay or Earning out of Necessity? Relationship Tasks: Trying to Find Love in Lust Early Young Adulthood: Ages 18 to 21 Later Young Adulthood, Ages 22 to 30: Trying to Consolidate Work and Family Alcohol and drugs in later young adulthood Family dynamics Parents relationship How financial support affects the relationship Young adulthood off the books Young adulthood for individuals with same-sex attractions Young Adulthood for Men Anticipation of Death Barriers to Affiliation for Men Affiliation: Can Fathers Help? Young Adulthood for Women Anticipation of Birth Conclusion: Young Adulthood as a Transition for Three Generations Chapter 14BECOMING A COUPLE Monica McGoldrick Marriage in Our Times Marriage: Sex, Love, Power, Money, and Administration What makes Marital Adjustment More Difficult Fusion and Intimacy Gay and Lesbian Couples The Wedding Sexuality Patterns With Extended Family In-Laws Sibling Issues in Couple Formation Cultural Differences Conclusion Figure 14.1: Issues That Tend To Make Marital Adjustment More Difficult Figure 14.2: Characteristics of Intimate Relationships Chapter 15 BECOMING PARENTS: THE FAMILY WITH YOUNG CHILDREN Monica McGoldrick, & Barbara Petkov, & Betty Carter The Transition to Parenthood Expectations Versus Reality The Extended Family Couple Relationships and Traditional Roles In The Parenthood Phase Clinical Implications of Pull to Traditional Gender Roles Child Care and The Work-Family Dilemma Child-Rearing Discipline Single-Parenting Teenage Parenting Infertility Adoption Lesbian and Gay Parenting Children with Disabilities Child Abuse Clinical Guidelines The Evaluation The Therapy Shifting Among Levels of the System Conclusion Figures-Genograms- Figure 15.1: Genogram of Gary and Sharon s Family Chapter 16TRANSFORMATION OF THE FAMILY SYSTEM DURING ADOLESCENCE Nydia Garcia Preto Overview Risk Behaviors and Prevention Evolving One s Identity: The Balance Between Self and Other: A Multicontextual Three Generational Perspective A Multicontextual Three Generational View Clinical Assessment Conclusion Chapter 17FAMILIES AT MIDLIFE: LAUNCHING CHILDREN AND MOVING ON Nydia Garcia Preto & Lynn Blacker Overview: Midlife and Launching Women and Men At Midlife Facing Aging Launching Children, and Redefining Relationships With Them Renegotiating Relationships With Other Family Members And Friends Accepting The Expansion Of The Family Through Marriage And Grandchildren Renegotiating Couple Relationships Divorce At Midlife Renegotiating Relationships With Parents The Death Of Parents Conclusion Chapter 18 FAMILIES IN LATER LIFE: CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND RESILIENCE Froma Walsh The Graying of the Family The Varying and Extended Family Life Course From Ageism and Gerophobia to a Larger Vision of Later Life The Vital Importance of Family Bonds Later-Life Transitions and Challenges Retirement Grandparenthood Chronic Illness and Family Caregiving Dementias: The Long Good-Bye Family Intervention Issues and Priorities From Designated Caregiver to Caregiving Team Placement Planning End-of-life Challenges and Loss of Loved Ones Cross-Generational Interplay of Life Cycle Issues Successful Aging: Meaning and Connection The Wisdom and Spirit of the Elders The Significance of Relational Connections Clinical Challenges and Opportunities: A Resilience-Oriented Approach Facilitating Family Healing and Resilience Looking Ahead Expanding Our Developmental Lens Chapter 19DEATH, LOSS, AND THE FAMILY LIFE CYCLE Monica McGoldrick & Froma Walsh Family Adaptation to Loss 1. Shared Acknowledgment of the Death and Loss 2. Shared Experience of the Loss 3. Reorganization of the Family System 4. Reinvestment in Other Relationships and Life Pursuits Assessing Loss In Life Cycle Perspective Timing: When In The Family s Life Cycle The Death Occurred Role and Relationships with The Deceased The Socio-Economic, Ethnic, Gender, Religious, Political and Historical Context of the Death The Manner of Death The Family s History of Loss Family Relationships and Resources at Time of Death Loss at Various Family Life Cycle Stages New Couples Families with Young Children Families with Adolescents Launching and Moving On: Young Adults and Parents at Mid-life Families in Later Life Death in Divorced and Remarried Families Varied Life Course Challenges: Hidden and Stigmatized Losses Diverse Cultural and Spiritual Beliefs and Practices Conclusion Chapter 20 DIVORCE: AN UNSCHEDULED FAMILY TRANSITION Constance R. Ahrons The Context of Divorce: Historical and Legal Perspectives Demographics and the Probability of Divorce Ethnic, Gender and Life Cycle Variations The Social Context Divorce as a Multidimensional Process The Binuclear Family Dual-Household Binuclear Families Transitions of the Divorce Process The Transitions Framework Individual Cognition: The Decision Family Metacognition: The Announcement Betrayal and Blame Loss Systemic Separation: Dismantling the Nuclear Family Orderly and Disorderly SeparationsBiographical Note: Monica McGoldrick, MSW, PhD (h.c.), is the Director of the Multicultural Family Institute and on the Clinical faculty of the Psychiatry at the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She has an international reputation as a trainer and author. Her other books include "Ethnicity and Family Therapy (3rd ed)," "Genograms (3rd ed)," "Living Beyond Loss (2nd ed)," "Re-Visioning Family Therapy: Race, Culture and Gender in Clinical Practice (2nd ed)," "Women in Families," and "The Genogram Journey: Reconnecting With Your Family (2nd edition of You Can Go Home Again, 2011)." She is at work on a new "Genogram Casebook" to be published in 2015 and has two teaching videotapes on psychotherapy.net that have become classics in the field. Nydia Garcia Preto, MSW, L. C. S. W. is the Associate Director at the Multicultural Family Institute in Highland Pk., NJ where she also has a Private Practice. Ms. Garcia Preto has been a Visiting Professor at the Rutgers Graduate School of Social Work, and was the Director of the Adolescent Day Hospital, at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. A noted family therapist, author, teacher, and lecturer, she has published and presented nationally on Puerto Rican and Latino families, Latinas, ethnic intermarriage, and families with adolescents. She is Co Editor of "Ethnicity and Family Therapy (3rd ed)," and of "The Expanded Family Life Cycle (4th ed)." She also is a highly respected trainer in the area of Cultural Competence."Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; This updated and expanded classic family therapy resource provides a solid understanding of human development and the life cycle. It features a groundbreaking integration of individual development within a systemic context discussion of the increasing racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity across the life cycle in the United States today, as well as life cycle perspectives on LGBT issues, alcohol, sexuality, migration, social class, and violence in the family, and views the assessment of 'home place' as fundamental to clinical work. Publisher Marketing: Note: This is the bound book only and does not include access to the Enhanced Pearson eText. To order the Enhanced Pearson eText packaged with a bound book, use ISBN 0134057279. Updated, expanded, and more comprehensive than ever, this new Fifth Edition a classic family therapy resource, "The Expanded Family Life Cycle, " gives readers a solid understanding of human development and the life cycle. Featured are a groundbreaking integration of individual development within a systemic context discussion of the increasing racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity across the life cycle in the United States today; life cycle perspectives on LGBT issues, alcohol, sexuality, migration, social class, violence in the family, and assessment of home place as fundamental to clinical work. This edition moves from society s general orientation of nuclear families to consider a more diverse and inclusive definition of society s rapidly changing family patterns, one that considers, among other things, that the life cycle time frame itself has been expanding as people live longer and the patterns of coupling and child rearing continue to change. Also explored are the impact of issues at multiple levels of the human system and the individual, family households, extended family, community, cultural group, and the larger society. Included are new chapters on sexuality over the life curse, mental health as well as physical health in life cycle perspective, and friendship through the life cycle. The Enhanced Pearson eText features embedded self-check assessments. Improve mastery and retention with the Enhanced Pearson eText* The Enhanced Pearson eText provides a rich, interactive learning environment designed to improve student mastery of content. The Enhanced Pearson eText is: Engaging. The new interactive, multimedia learning features were developed by the authors and other subject-matter experts to deepen and enrich the learning experience. Convenient. Enjoy instant online access from your computer or download the Pearson eText App to read on or offline on your iPad(r) and Android(r) tablet.* Affordable. TheEnhanced PearsoneText may be purchased stand-alone or with a loose-leaf version of the text for 40-65% less than a print bound book. * "The Enhanced eText features are only available in the Pearson eText format. They are not available in third-party eTexts or downloads." "*The Pearson eText App is available on Google Play and in the App Store. It requires Android OS 3.1-4, a 7 or 10 tablet, or iPad iOS 5.0 or later." " Contributor Bio:  McGoldrick, Monica Monica McGoldrick, M. A., M. S. W., Ph. D., is co-founder and director of the Multicultural Family Institute in Highland Park, New Jersey, and adjunct faculty at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Her books include Ethnicity and Family Therapy, Third Edition, Genograms: Assessment and Intervention, Second Edition, The Expanded Family Life Cycle, Third Edition and The Genogram Journey.