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Social Role Theory in Couple and Family Therapy

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  1. Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA, USA

    Mark Stanton & Michael Lee

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  1. The Family Institute at Northwestern, Evanston, Illinois, USA

    Jay Lebow

  2. The Family Institute at Northwestern, Evanston, Illinois, USA

    Anthony Chambers

  3. The Family Institute at Northwestern, Evanston, Illinois, USA

    Douglas C. Breunlin

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  1. California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University, Sacramento, CA, USA

    Sean Davis Ph.D., LMFT

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Stanton, M., Lee, M. (2017). Social Role Theory in Couple and Family Therapy. In: Lebow, J., Chambers, A., Breunlin, D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15877-8_572-1

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