Cross-Cultural Family Research and Practice

<p>1. Introduction setting the stage</p> <p>ESSENTIAL FORMS AND FUNCTIONS OF FAMILIES <br>2. Evolution and the family<br>3. Demography of the family, marriage, divorce and parenting<br>4. The Second Demographic Transition: Cohabitation<br>5. Family law across cultures<br>6. The intra-family balance of power: Cross cultural evidence<br>7. Couple Communication from a Cross-Cultural Perspective<br>8. Family violence: An International perspective<br>9. GLBT people and family </p> <p>INFLUENCES ON FAMILY FUNCTIONING<br>10. Work-family balance in cultural context<br>11. Families and physical health<br>12. The interface between family wellbeing and government policy in Australia<br>13. Migration patterns and families<br>14. The Anti-Immigrant sentiment and Its impact on immigrant families<br>15. Family Interventions and Armed Conflict </p> <p>FAMILY INTERVENTIONS<br>16. Family therapy and culture<br>17. Culture, couple relationships and couple education<br>18. Parenting interventions and culture<br>19. The Triple P parentiing program across cultures<br>20. Culture and Family-Based Intervention for schizophrenia, bipolar, and other psychotic related spectrum disorders</p> <p>CONCLUSION<br>21. Families and culture: Research and Practice</p>