Family Therapy Books

New and Published Books

1. Environmental Effects on Cognitive Abilities

   Edited by Robert J. Sternberg, Elena L. Grigorenko

   It sometimes seems that it is difficult to pick up a current newspaper or a magazine without it containing a story about some behavioral characteristic for which it has been found that a gene is responsible. Even aspects of behavior that one would feel certain are environmentally controlled are now...

   Published January 10th 2013 by Psychology Press
2. Just Living Together

   Implications of Cohabitation on Families, Children, and Social Policy

   Edited by Alan Booth, Ann C. Crouter, Nancy S. Landale

   Series: Penn State University Family Issues Symposia Series

   Based on the presentations and discussions from a national symposia, Just Living Together represents one of the first systematic efforts to focus on cohabitation. The book is divided into four parts, each dealing with a different aspect of cohabitation. Part I addresses the big picture question, "...

   Published January 10th 2013 by Routledge
3. Couples in Conflict

   Edited by Alan Booth, Ann C. Crouter, Mari Clements

   Series: Penn State University Family Issues Symposia Series

   This volume is based on the presentations and discussions of a national symposium on "Couples in Conflict" that focused on family issues. A common thread throughout is that constructive conflict and negotiation are beneficial for relationships. Together, the chapters provide a foundation for...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
4. Communication Among Grandmothers, Mothers, and Adult Daughters

   A Qualitative Study of Maternal Relationships

   By Michelle A. Miller-Day

   Series: LEA's Series on Personal Relationships

   This volume examines communication processes within the grandmother-mother-daughter relationship, emphasizing an intergenerational perspective. Using observations of and extensive interviews with six sets of middle-income, Caucasian female family members, this book offers a heuristic account of...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
5. Arenas of Comfort in Adolescence

   A Study of Adjustment in Context

   By Jeylan T. Mortimer, Kathleen T. Call

   Series: Research Monographs in Adolescence Series

   Adolescence is a time when the social world expands, a time of increasing engagement beyond the family sphere to the school, the peer group, and the workplace. These contexts may present experiences that differ greatly in their tone and content, either contributing to or hindering satisfaction and...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Psychology Press
6. Handbook of Parenting

   Volume 5: Practical Issues in Parenting, 2nd Edition

   Edited by Marc H. Bornstein

   Completely revised and expanded from four to five volumes, this new edition of the Handbook of Parenting appears at a time that is momentous in the history of parenting. Parenting and the family are today in a greater state of flux, question, and redefinition than perhaps ever before. We are...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Psychology Press
7. Growing Up Fast

   Transitions To Early Adulthood of Inner-city Adolescent Mothers

   By Bonnie J. Ross Leadbeater, Niobe Way

   Series: Research Monographs in Adolescence Series

   In this book the authors examine in depth the lives of inner-city adolescent mothers, going beyond stereotypes to illuminate the diverse pathways to young adulthood taken by these young women. The different ways they respond to becoming a parent reflect a range of abilities, aspirations, and...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Psychology Press
8. Children's Influence on Family Dynamics

   The Neglected Side of Family Relationships

   Edited by Ann C. Crouter, Alan Booth

   Series: Penn State University Family Issues Symposia Series

   Any parent who has raised more than one child is likely to be keenly aware of subtle or even striking differences among their offspring. The central premise of this volume is that children bring personal qualities to their relationships with other family members that help shape family interaction,...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
9. The Family Context of Parenting in Children's Adaptation to Elementary School

   Edited by Philip A. Cowan, Carolyn Pape Cowan, Jennifer C. Ablow, Vanessa Kahn Johnson, Jeffrey R. Measelle

   Series: Monographs in Parenting Series

   The Family Context of Parenting in Children's Adaptation to Elementary School is a result of a longitudinal prevention study of 100 families begun the year before their first children entered kindergarten. Each family went through an assessment and then a subset was randomly chosen for group...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
10. Family Environment and Intellectual Functioning

    A Life-span Perspective

    Edited by Elena L. Grigorenko, Robert J. Sternberg

    What is the impact of the family environment on us, particularly with regard to our intellectual functioning? Does the role of early family environment wear off, as some researchers have suggested, or does it maintain or possibly even become more important as we grow older? This book examines the...

    Published December 14th 2012 by Psychology Press