

Theories emerging from family therapy
pp. 505-529
in: Pauline Boss, Ralph LaRossa, Walter R. Schumm, Suzanne Steinmetz (eds), Sourcebook of family theories and methods, Berlin, Springer, 1993Abstract
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.