The Invisible Web

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Marianne Walters, Betty Carter, Peggy Papp, and Olga Siiverstein
"/ adopted THE INVISIBLE WEB lost semester for my V/omen's Studies course on psychology of women, and found it to be a perfect teaching text. It offers the best combination of family systems thinking and feminist issues that I have seen, and, perhaps most important, my students loved it! I intend to use it again and recommend it highly to other Women's Studies professors." - Naomi Rosenthal, Ph.D.,
SUNY at Old Westbury
"Like a country quilt, THE INVISIBLE WEB pulls together the living thought and practice of four leading women in the family therapy field, as they apply a feminist lens to their own treatment methods. This is not only a major event, but a unique one " - Lynn Hoffman, M.S.W.
"This refreshingly readable survey of feminist insights into family roles and family therapy covers single
women and single parent families as well as more traditional topics It is inclusive of lesbians
and gay men " -The... Tovább

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Marianne Walters, Betty Carter, Peggy Papp, and Olga Siiverstein
"/ adopted THE INVISIBLE WEB lost semester for my V/omen's Studies course on psychology of women, and found it to be a perfect teaching text. It offers the best combination of family systems thinking and feminist issues that I have seen, and, perhaps most important, my students loved it! I intend to use it again and recommend it highly to other Women's Studies professors." - Naomi Rosenthal, Ph.D.,
SUNY at Old Westbury
"Like a country quilt, THE INVISIBLE WEB pulls together the living thought and practice of four leading women in the family therapy field, as they apply a feminist lens to their own treatment methods. This is not only a major event, but a unique one " - Lynn Hoffman, M.S.W.
"This refreshingly readable survey of feminist insights into family roles and family therapy covers single
women and single parent families as well as more traditional topics It is inclusive of lesbians
and gay men " -The Feminist Bookstore Nf-r-
Bringing new focus to the subject, THE INVISIBLE WEB investigates the family from a feminist perspe4" tive. Using the lens of gender, connections between mothers and daughters, fathers and daughters, ™ mothers and sons, and husbands and wives are analyzed and given new meaning. The authors ev:iMr ate and redefine family transitions and reexamine traditional and emerging roles for women. WrittOil in an engaging format, each chapter features an in-depth analysis of how gender shapes the relation;;|i.t. in question and includes vignettes of actual cases.
Based on the work of the highly acclaimed Women's Project in Family Therapy, this ground-breaking^ work is an excellent text for courses in family therapy and women's studies, an invaluable guide for j mental health practitioners, and an insightful read for anyone who wishes to explore the invisible web^^ gender patterns in families.
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