Psychologizing the Family

Reviews the book, Family Psychology: Theory, Therapy and Training by Luciano L'Abate (1983). The volume is a collection of papers, most of which have already been published by the author and his co-workers in a variety of professional journals. The articles are varied in scope and format. The author states that the purpose of the book is to link theoretically and practically the subject of psychology, the individual, and the subject of sociology, the family. The degree of internal organization of each section in the book and the sequential integration of the sections with one another vary considerably. There are some strong, original, and interesting papers in a well-balanced and organized section in the middle of the book that deals with feelings and intimacy. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)