1st Edition
Handbook of Bowen Family Systems Theory and Research Methods A Systems Model for Family Research
The Handbook of Bowen Family Systems Theory and Research Methods presents innovative approaches on a range of issues inherent in family research and discusses the links between theory, data collection, and data analysis based on Bowen family systems theory.
This multi-authored volume discusses core issues within family systems theory, including anxiety, stress, emotional cutoff, differentiation of self, multigenerational transmission process, and nuclear family emotional process. Chapters also examine related constructs in the research literature such as adaptation, resilience, social support, social networks, and intergenerational family relations. Readers will be able to view theoretical and methodological issues from the perspective of Bowen theory and develop a clearer knowledge of ways to navigate the challenges faced when studying individual, familial, and societal problems.
An essential resource for clinicians and researchers in the social and natural sciences, the Handbook of Bowen Family Systems Theory and Research Methods provides a comprehensive framework for understanding the application of Bowen theory to family practice and family research.
PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS OF FAMILY RESEARCH
Chapter 1: The Role of Theory in Family Research C. Margaret Hall, Mignonette N. Keller
Chapter 2: The Origins of Family Research John F. Butler,
PART TWO: BOWEN THEORY: A SYSTEMS MODEL FOR FAMILY RESEARCH
Chapter 3: Bowen Theory: A Systems Model for Family Research ,Mignonette N. Keller,
Chapter 4: Data Collection and Family Research, Mignonette N. Keller
Chapter 5: Data Analysis and Family Research C. Margaret Hall
PART THREE: MECHANISMS INFLUENCING FAMILY FUNCTIONING: STRESS/ANXIETY, DIFFERENTIATION OF SELF AND EMOTIONAL CUTOFF STRESS/ANXIETY
Chapter 6: Stress and Anxiety, Laurie Lassiter
Chapter 7: Stress, Chronic Anxiety and Alzheimer’s Disease from a Systems Perspective, Mignonette N. Keller, Robert J. Noone
PART FOUR: DEFFERENTIATION OF SELF
Chapter 8: Differentiation of Self Randall Frost
Chapter 9: Differentiation of Self among Slave-Owners, Slaves and Their Descendants Mignonette N. Keller
Chapter 10: Emotional Cutoff Anne McKnight
Chapter 11: Emotional Cutoff and Substance Abuse, Anne McKnight
Chapter 12: Aging and Emotional Cutoff C. Margaret Hall
Chapter 13: Emotional Cutoff and the Impact of a Cancer Diagnosis Florence L. Kamm,
Chapter 14: Within Family Variability: Emotional Cutoff and Family Projection in an Adopted Family Laura Brooks, Introduction
PART FIVE: MECHANISMS INFLUENCING MULTIGENERATIONAL FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Chapter 15: Nuclear Family Emotional Process C. Margaret Hall
Chapter 16: The Primary Triangle and Nuclear Family Functioning Phillip Klever,
Chapter 17: Factors Influencing Parent-Child Functioning Mignonette N. Keller,Robert J. Noone Chapter 18: Multigenerational Transmission Process Robert J. Noone
Chapter 19 The Multigenerational Transmission of Family Unit Functioning Phillip
Chapter 20: Multigenerational Transmission Process and Family Functioning Mignonette N. Robert J. Noone,
PART SIX: INTERDISCIPLINARY USE OF BOWEN FAMILY SYSTEMS THEORY
Chapter 21: Bowen Theory in Nursing, Phyllis Sharps,
Chapter 22: Public Health and Families from a Systems Perspective Yvonne Bronner, Introduction Chapter 23: The Bowen Theory:Societal Emotional Process and White Racial Anxiety Jerome Schiele
Chapter 24: Social Support and Academic Achievement from a Systems Perspective Clancie Wilson
PART SEVEN: IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN FAMILY RESEARCH
Chapter 25: Differentiation of Self and Training Program in Family Systems Theory Randall T. Frost, Chapter 26: Societal Regression and Family Research Patricia A. Comella,
Chapter 27: The Bowen Theory: An Anthropological Perspective on the Family and Human Connection with the Environment , Joanne Bowen
Chapter 28: Future Directions of Family Research, C. Margaret Hall
Biography
Mignonette N. Keller, Ph.D., is faculty at the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family in Washington, D.C., and former assistant professor in the School of Social Work at Howard University, Washington, D.C. She received her doctorate from Howard University, Washington, D.C., master’s from the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, and postgraduate training at Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.
Robert J. Noone, Ph.D., is faculty at the Center for Family Consultation, Evanston, IL, and the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family in Washington, D.C. He is the editor of the journal Family Systems and co-editor of The Family Emotional System (2015). He received his doctorate from the University of Illinois at Chicago and postgraduate training at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
"One of the important contributions of Keller and Noone’s volume of collected studies from the perspective of Bowen Theory is its focus on concepts in family systems theory and related constructs in the wider multidisciplinary research literature. The authors of these studies are deeply conversant with Bowen theory and its potential as an integrative theory to guide research and practice. This is a project that aims to carry forth Bowen’s most ambitious goal for his family systems theory, that of moving towards a science of human behavior."
Laura Havstad, PhD, director, Programs in Bowen Theory, Northern California
"Diverse perspectives of empirical research are necessary to address the complexities of research in family systems. Reciprocal influences of individuals and families, families and communities, and communities and culture require a consistent theoretical grounding for approaching meaningful questions. Launched from Bowen family systems theory, Keller and Noone have assembled a knowledgeable group of scholars and practitioners to address important concerns of family research for an invaluable resource for family systems researchers. It is an important text for those seeking to design and interpret systems research."
David S. Hargrove, PhD, is professor emeritus at the University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, where he served as chairperson of the Department of Psychology, interim chair of the Department of Modern Languages and interim chair of the Department of Exercise Science
"The Bowen family systems theory field will advance as a natural science when the ideas are applied and systematically researched by many professionals in varying fields of study. This book has collected the research and explorations of seasoned experts in our field, investigating ways of advancing the theory and its applications. The effort to research families as an emotional system is daunting and complex. This collection of works documents how many authors and researchers have undertaken the challenge. It will be a valued resource in my library."
Walter Howard Smith, Jr., PhD, is a trustee of the Casey Family Programs Foundation based in Seattle, WA. He is the retired Deputy Director and Clinical Director at the Allegheny County Department of Human Services in Pittsburgh, PA. where he served as Deputy Director of the Office of Children, Youth, and Family Services. He is a licensed psychologist in private practice.
