The pathological family

Weinstein, Deborah, 1971-

The pathological family Cold War America and the rise of family therapy / [electronic resource] : Deborah Weinstein. - Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2013. - xiii, 262 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : the power of the family -- Personality factories -- "Systems everywhere" : schizophrenia, cybernetics, and the double bind -- The culture concept at work -- Observational practices and natural habitats -- Visions of family life.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
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Family psychotherapy--History--United States--20th century.
Families--Psychological aspects.--United States
Cold War--Social aspects--United States.
Cold War--Psychological aspects.


Electronic books.

RC488.5 / .W45 2013eb

616.89/156