The Expanded Family Life Cycle: Individual, Family, and Social Perspectives

I am very satisfied with the delivery of this book. I did the prime and was very happy with the time it took to receive the book. The book is in good condition.

This is without a doubt the best textbook I have ever read. It reads easily, is very informative, thought provoking, and rings true over and over again.

I think this may be the best book I've read on the family life cycle events we are told to anticipate (marriage, motherhood, launching of children, aging) as well as the unexpected difficulties life plunks down in our path. It is so clearly written that I recommend it not only to family therapists, but also to just plain folks who want to learn more about how families work. It's rich, comprehensive, pioneering, bold,inclusive and very helpful.

I taught a course using this book as a text. I was very satisfied in how comprehensive the book is (covering many topics and in enough depth). I was surprised so many students also gave excellent feedback on the content. We agreed it helped us to become aware of our own prejudices, what our own thoughts of "normal" were and it also helped us to help our clients by being aware of their contexts. Complete, comprehensive and VERY readable! I highly recommend it!

This book provides readers with comprehensive, well researched and up-to-date information on the family through all of its stages. It offers thoughtful challenges throughout about how the politics of oppression affect ALL families. I disagree heartily with the above reviewer who suggests the book is anti-men, anti-marriage or racist. Rather, the author supports families of all types and encourages readers to look beyond their own cultural upbringing and consider how a family's life cycle is affected by issues of race, class, wealth, divorce and sexual orientation.