Personality and family development : an intergenerational longitudinal comparison / Klaus A. Schneewind and Stefan Ruppert.
By: Schneewind, Klaus A
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Contributor(s): Ruppert, Stefan.
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BookPublisher: Hillsdale, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum, 1998Description: x, 330 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0805825126.Subject(s): Social surveys -- Germany (West) -- Longitudinal studies | Parent and adult child -- Germany (West) -- Longitudinal studies | Intergenerational relations -- Germany (West) -- Longitudinal studies | PersonalityDDC classification: 306.850943
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Store Item | 306.850943 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00075825 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This unique volume presents the results of a study of 200 German families over a period of 16 years from 1976 to 1992. This study--the findings of which yield a host of new insights into the dynamics of cross-generational personality and family development--is based on an ecopsychological framework comprising four levels of developmental analyses:
* individual level--personality development, critical life events, and corresponding coping strategies;
* dyadic relationships level--changes in parent-child relationships across time and development of marital relationships;
* family relationship level--development of family climate and its impact on current dyadic relationships; and
* contextual/ecological level--perceived changes in societal conditions, corresponding patterns of personality and coping strategies.
The authors focus on the important ideas and keep methodological details to a minimum in the text. Technical issues having to do with data analysis, etc., are discussed in an appendix.
Bibliography: p. 314-321. - Includes indexes.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Foreword (p. vii)
- Preface (p. ix)
- Chapter 1 Families in Context (p. 1)
- End Notes (p. 32)
- Chapter 2 Personality Development Across the Generations (p. 34)
- End Notes (p. 78)
- Chapter 3 Critical Life Events and Coping with Stress (p. 81)
- End Notes (p. 120)
- Chapter 4 Changes in Childrearing (p. 122)
- End Notes (p. 151)
- Chapter 5 Relations Between Parents and Their Adult Children (p. 153)
- End Notes (p. 187)
- Chapter 6 Marital or Partner Relations in Parents and Children (p. 188)
- End Notes (p. 224)
- Chapter 7 Changes in Family Climate (p. 225)
- End Notes (p. 269)
- Chapter 8 Perception of Changes in Society (p. 271)
- End Notes (p. 308)
- Chapter 9 Final Comments (p. 310)
- End Notes (p. 313)
- References (p. 314)
- Author Index (p. 323)
- Subject Index (p. 327)