The transition to adulthood and family relations : an intergenerational perspective / Eugenia Scabini, Elena Marta and Margherita Lanz.

Author/creator Scabini, Eugenia
Other author Marta, Elena.
Other author Lanz, Margherita.
Format Book
Publication InfoHove [England] ; New York : Psychology Press, ©2006.
Descriptionxvi, 149 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesStudies in adolescent development
Studies in adolescent development. ^A695369
Contents The theoretical and methodological background -- The identity of the family -- The relational dimension -- The symbolic dimension : affective and ethical qualities -- The process of related distinction -- The intergenerational dimension in the family and society -- The transition to adulthood -- The demographic characteristics of the transition -- The specificity of the Mediterranean model and the new role of the family of origin -- Offspeing's and parental tasks during the transition -- To adulthood : a joint enterprise -- Offspring and parents in the transition : reciprocal advantage -- Parental generativity and social generativity -- "Family research" versus "family-related research" : a crucial difference -- The choice of the unit of analysis -- Family scores : from the unit to the dyad, from the dyad to the family -- Second order data -- How to analyse data -- An analysis of family relationships by gender and generations -- Parents and children face to face : an analysis of relations and family functioning by gender and generation -- The parent-child relationship : an analysis by means of dyadic variables --
Contents Family functioning : an analysis by means of global variables -- Cohesion and adaptability -- Family satisfaction -- Family collective efficacy -- The family chorus : genders and generations face to face -- Family relations, psychosocial risk, prosocial behaviour, planning for the future : parents and children, face to face -- Family relations between risk and resources -- Family functioning and offspring adjustment -- Family relations and concrete prosocial behaviour : volunteerism -- Family relations and future expectations -- Late adolescents expectations about school and work -- Future orientation : a comparison of adolescents' and their parents' views.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [125]-141) and indexes.
LCCN 2005035830
ISBN1841693804 :
ISBN9781841693804

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