The transition to adulthood and family relations :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
an intergenerational perspective /
First Statement of Responsibility
Eugenia Scabini, Elena Marta and Margherita Lanz.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Psychology Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2006.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xvi, 149 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
24 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
Studies in adolescent development
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-141) and indexes.
CONTENTS NOTE
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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.
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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.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"The authors present an analysis of the theoretical framework surrounding the transition into adulthood, from both a generational and a relationship-centred perspective. The findings of international research are examined and compared across generations, gender and geographical location. The different research methods of 'family related research' and 'family research' are also distinguished and analysed." "The Transition to Adulthood offers a review of this topic. The family is analyzed as a form of organization, and the interdependencies and interconnections between its members, the generations, and the genders explored."--Jacket.
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"This book explores a new trend in the development from adolescence to adulthood which has arisen in recent generations. Traditionally, the changeover into adulthood was marked by a clear, irreversible change in condition. However, we are now witnessing a continuance in the role of the family and in parental influence on the young adult. What consequences will this have for our society? Is the persistence of emotional bonds which previously loosened during adolescence, inhibiting young people from developing into full adulthood?"