Young carers are children under the age of 18 who provide care to a family member.
Concern has been raised within the welfare services that these children are involved in …

This chapter is unlike most others in this volume because it focuses on a developmental
period rather than a develo** system of the individual. A full understanding of …

" This is the one book that I recommend as authoritative on life-span identity development.
Written in a lively style with examples both numerous and apt, it helps practitioners and …

Parentification-the assumption of responsibility for the welfare of family members by children
and adolescents-is increasing as a result of various forces both inside and outside of the …

▪ Abstract This chapter reviews the vocational experiences of women as they have been
revealed in the literature during the past decade. The review considers primarily empirical …

Identity formation is a dynamic process of person–context interactions, and part of this
context are parents, even in late adolescence. Several theories on parent–adolescent …

For the first time, Marie-Luise Friedemann's theory for nursing that centers primarily on the
family is presented in its entirety. Friedemann provides a clear description of the framework …

What does it mean to love someone? In particular, does it mean the same thing across time
and space, or does its meaning change with context? Is the emotional experience of love …

This article argues for the importance of focusing explicitly on the construct of boundary
disturbances in families to understand the development of depressive, anxious, and …

The role that parental authority patterns and social-cognitive identity styles may play in
establishing identity commitments was investigated. The results indicated that family …