Social scientists, when making their studies of the structure of family groups, have often observed the current situation of a particular group of families and drawn conclusions from that static picture. Valuable as many of these conclusions may be, they are incomplete because they overlook the important fact that the structure of the family changes. These changes can be fitted into a developmental cycle in which the family or group changes in composition from its original two members to a larger group and finally two again. This book, originally published in 1958, is introduced by a substantial essay and reviews the papers collected here and discusses the theoretical background and implications of the use of the concept of the developmental cycle. The papers each demonstrate how the changing structure of the domestic group may be seen to explain otherwise obscure elements of the particular society.
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Paperback. Pub Date: 1971 Pages: 2164 Publisher: Camidge. University Press Social Scientists when making their Studies of the Structure of family groups have often observed the current situation of a particular group - of Families and drawn conclusions from that static picture . Valuable as many of these conclusions may be. they are incomplete because they overlook the important fact that the structure of the family changes. These changes can be fitted into a developmental cycle in which the family or group changes in composition from its original two members to a larger group and finally two again. This book. originally published in 1958. is introduced by a substantial essay and reviews the papers collected here and discusses the theoretical background and implications of the use of the concept of the developmental cycle. The papers each demonstrate how the changing structu...
Social scientists studying the structure of family groups have often drawn conclusions based on a static picture of their current situation. These studies are incomplete because they overlook the important fact that the structure of the family changes. This 1958 book demonstrates how the changing structure of the domestic group may be seen to explain otherwise obscure elements of the particular society.
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