Joan Aldous

Family careers : rethinking the developmental perspective

PART ONE: THE FAMILY CAREERS PERSPECTIVE Following Family Careers Family Time and Its Divisions The Family as a Social System The Making of Family Roles Developmental Tasks for Families and Individuals PART TWO: COUPLE RELATIONS OVER TIME Couple Beginnings The Establishment of Intimate Commitment Couple Relations and Parenthood Partner Relations during the Child-Rearing Years Alone Again Couples When Children Grow Up Elderly Couples and the End of the Family Career PART THREE: PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS OVER TIME First Acquaintance Child Rearing in School and Work Contexts A Time of Transitions Families with Adolescents PART FOUR: SIBLING RELATIONS OVER TIME Sibling Relations from Givens to Choice A Summing-Up