The First Three Chapters Of This Family Therapy Work Introduce The Notions of social construction assumptions and social scripting theory. Subsequent chapters then apply the theory of "scripting" habitual ways of dealing with life's situations to

Filled with insight into theoretical foundations as well as practical suggestions for clinical practice, Rewriting Family Scripts is a valuable resource for family therapists of all orientations, attachment theorists, family theorists, and other readers interested in understanding and improving family dynamics.

The challenge faced by family businesses and their stakeholders, is to recognise the issues that they face, understand how to develop strategies to address them and more importantly, to create narratives, or family stories that explain the emotional dimension of the issues to the family. The most intractable family business issues are not the business problems the organisation faces, but the emotional issues that compound them. Applying psychodynamic concepts will help to explain behaviour and will enable the family to prepare for life cycle transitions and other issues that may arise. Here is a new understanding and a broader perspective on the human dynamics of family firms with two complementary frameworks, psychodynamic and family systematic, to help make sense of family-run organisations. Although this book includes a conceptual section, it is first and foremost a practical book about the real world issues faced by business families. The book begins by demonstrating that many years of achievement through generations can be destroyed by the next, if the family fails to address the psychological issues they face. By exploring cases from famous and less well known family businesses across the world, the authors discuss entrepreneurs, the entrepreneurial family and the lifecycles of the individual and the organisation. They go on to show how companies going through change and transition can avoid the pitfalls that endanger both family and company. The authors then apply tools that will help family businesses in transition and offer their analyses and conclusions. Readers should draw their own conclusions from careful examination of the cases, identifying the problems or dilemmas faced and the options for improved business performance and family relationships. They should ask what they might have done in the given situation and what new insight into individual or family behaviour each case offers. The goal is to avoid a bitter ending.

Any agenda for family research in the 1990s must take seriously a contextual approach to the study of family relationships. The editors and contributors to this volume believe that the richness in family studies over the next decade will come from considering the diversity of family forms -- different ethnic groups and cultures, different stages of family life, as well as different historical cohorts. Their goal is to make more explicit how we think about families in order to study them and understand them. To illustrate the need for diversity in family studies, examples are presented from new and old families, majority and minority families, American and Japanese families, and intact and divorcing families. This variety is intended to push the limits of current thinking, not only for researchers but also for all who are struggling to live with and work with families in a time when family life is valued but fragmented and relatively unsupported by society's institutions. Students and researchers interested in family development from the viewpoint of any of the social sciences will find this book of value.

Explores various kinds of families and societies through the lens of social science theories and methods. This book helps readers to learn how to integrate their personal family experiences and expectations into a broader social world.

TARGETING FAMILIES: Marketing To & Through the New Family (ISBN 0-936889-22-5; 1993--$39.50) A new wave is rising in marketing, as America enters a family-oriented era. Marketers can profit by speaking to & through the broad spectrum of family relationships that will prevail well into the next century. Research shows that word-of-mouth product recommendations made from one family member to another are significantly more effective than those made between friends or colleagues. This book tells you how to get family members on your sales force & how to implement a "Full Family Marketing" approach that attracts youths, spouses, & seniors. Also from American Demographics Books: Titles listed are hard cover, but paper back is also available. THE BABY BUST: A Generation Comes of Age (ISBN 0-936889-20-9; 1993--$39.50), SEASON OF BUSINESS: The Marketer's Guide to Consumer Behavior (ISBN 0-936889-12-8; 1991--$34.95), SELLING THE STORY: The Layman's Guide to Collecting & Communicating Demographic Information (ISBN 0-936889-14-4; 1992--$39.95), BEYOND THE MIND GAMES: The Marketing Power of Psychographics (ISBN 0-936889-08-x; 1991--$34.95) DESKTOP MARKETING: Lessons from America's Best (ISBN 0-936889-09-8; 1991--$39.95), CAPTURING CUSTOMERS: How to Target the Hottest Markets of the 1990s (ISBN 0-936889-08-x; 1990--$34.95), THE INSIDER'S GUIDE TO DEMOGRAPHIC KNOW-HOW: How to Find, Analyze, & Use Information About Your Customers, 2nd edition (ISBN 0-936889-07-1; 1990--$49.95), HEALTH CARE CONSUMERS IN THE 1990s: A Handbook of Trends, Techniques, & Information Sources for Health Care Executives (ISBN 0-936889-18-7; 1993--$42.50). To order call 1-800-828-1133.

A compendium of shell scripting recipes that can immediately be used, adjusted, and applied The shell is the primary way of communicating with the Unix and Linux systems, providing a direct way to program by automating simple-to-intermediate tasks. With this book, Linux expert Steve Parker shares a collection of shell scripting recipes that can be used as is or easily modified for a variety of environments or situations. The book covers shell programming, with a focus on Linux and the Bash shell; it provides credible, real-world relevance, as well as providing the flexible tools to get started immediately. Shares a collection of helpful shell scripting recipes that can immediately be used for various of real-world challenges Features recipes for system tools, shell features, and systems administration Provides a host of plug and play recipes for to immediately apply and easily modify so the wheel doesn't have to be reinvented with each challenge faced Come out of your shell and dive into this collection of tried and tested shell scripting recipes that you can start using right away!

Using systems theoretical framework, this text incorporates human development and behavior theories and knowledge within the context of family, organizational, and community systems, and examines the impact of social and economic forces on individuals and social systems. Consistent with the curriculum policy statements of the CSWE, content on social work values and ethics, diversity, social and economic justice and populations-at-risk is also included. Relating theory and knowledge to practice skills, examples, and applications, the material is relevant, interesting, and provides students with a sound base on which to build assessment skills. New material covers: Hispanic women and community development; religion and spirituality; cultural biases and IQ tests; ethnic and cultural differences in families and schools; sexual harassment cases plaguing high places (i.e. Packwood, Clinton, and Greene); the Africentric perspective; and homosexuality statistics.