Reprint. Previous ed. published as: The family interpreted : feminist theory in clinical practice.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-327) and index.
Contents
1. Re-membering the Family -- 2. Nathan Ackerman: The Patriarch's Legacy -- 3. Murray Bowen: The Politics of Rational Man -- 4. Virginia Satir: The Limitations of Humanism I -- 5. Salvador Minuchin: The Matter of Functionalism -- 6. Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy: The Limitations of Humanism II -- 7. Strategic Family Therapy: Perfecting the Unexamined Life -- 8. Carl Whitaker: Playing with Patriarchy -- 9. Milan Systemic Therapy: The Myth of Mythlessness -- 10. The Family in History: Gender and Structure in Five Types of Families from Antiquity to the Present -- 11. A Critique of the Cybernetic Epistemology of Gregory Bateson -- 12. Psychoanalytic Theory as a Conceptual Source for Feminist Psychotherapy with Families -- 13. The DeWitts: The Case of a Therapist in Transition -- 14. The McGinns: "Irrational" Mom and a Method to Madness -- 15. The Johnsons: History and Dreams in an African American Family.