Perspectives on the Family: Micro-Level Perspectives on the Family
In contrast to macro-level perspectives about family are the micro-level theories. These include family life course development theory, which examines the changes that families experience over time, and family systems theory, which focuses on how i...
Parents and Children.: Parenting and Adolescence
Adolescence is the stage of life between childhood and adulthood. It is often a time of great confusion and conflicting emotions, both for adolescents and their parents.
In God We Trust: Changing Concepts of Spirituality
Not only are most Americans more tolerant of religious diversity than ever before but, in a growing number of cases, their concept of spirituality now transcends specific religious affiliation.
Fitting In: Peer Groups and Adolescence
Adolescence is a time during which many teens not only distance themselves from their parents, teachers, and other adult authority figures, but find themselves in active conflict with them. During this period, teens often turn to peers for answers a...