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Theories Emerging from Family Therapy

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This chapter describes contributions from the field of marriage and family therapy to theory about the family. It is intended for readers who have little familiarity with family therapy and emphasizes theories about how families function rather than how families change in therapy.

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  1. Family Social Science, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, 55108

    William J. Doherty

  2. HCA Sun Valley Regional Hospital, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 88005

    David A. Baptiste Jr.

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  1. Department of Family Social Science, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, 55108, USA

    Pauline Boss  & William J. Doherty  & 

  2. Department of Sociology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30302, USA

    Ralph LaRossa

  3. School of Family Studies and Human Services, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA

    Walter R. Schumm

  4. Department of Sociology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA

    Suzanne K. Steinmetz

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Doherty, W.J., Baptiste, D.A. (2009). Theories Emerging from Family Therapy. In: Boss, P., Doherty, W.J., LaRossa, R., Schumm, W.R., Steinmetz, S.K. (eds) Sourcebook of Family Theories and Methods. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-85764-0_20

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