PART I: PERSPECTIVES ON THE EVOLVING FAMILY LIFE CYCLE   Chapter 1: Overview: The Life Cycle in its Changing Context: Individual, Family and Social Perspectives Monica McGoldrick, Betty Carter, Nydia Garcia Preto Introduction: The Family Life Cycle: A System Moving Through Time The Changing Family Life Cycle Human Development in Context The Vertical and Horizontal Flow of Stress in the Life Cycle Anxiety and Symptom Development Cohorts: When and Where in Time and Place We Are Located Understanding Changing Families in Context Friendship Through the Life Cycle The Changing Family Life Cycle of Men and Women Homeplace: The Importance of Belonging Throughout the Life Cycle Power and Privilege Given to Some Groups over Others Because of the Hierarchical Rules and Norms Held by Religious, Social, Business, or Governmental Institutions Life Cycle Stages: A Provisional Framework Conclusion   Chapter 2 : Self in Contect: Human Development and the Individual Life Cycle in Systemic Perspective Monica McGoldrick, Betty Carter, & Nydia Garcia Preto Redefining the Dimensions of Human Development Developing a Self in Context The Myths of Complete Autonomy and Self-Determination Developing a Mature Interdependent Self Gendered Development Developing a Self in a Nonaffirming Environment Our Multiple Intelligences The Connected Self Countering Unequal Gender, Class, Cultural, and Racial Socialization The “Slings and Arrows” as Individual, Family, and Community Intersect The Individual Life Cycle in Context: Developing an Autonomous and Emotionally Connected Self   Chapter 3: Women and the Family Life Cycle Monica McGoldrick Women’s Changing Life Cycle Roles Women and Education Women and Work Women in Families Women in the Middle: Women and Caretaking Women’s Exclusion From Power Under the Law and Societal Expectations Women and Marriage Becoming Mothers Adolescence Launching Children and Moving On Older Families Women and Their Friendship Networks Women and Loss Conclusion: That the Bumble Bee Should Fly: Affirming Women Through the Life Cycle   Chapter 4: Men and the Life Cycle: Diversity and Complexity Matthew R. Mock Introduction Men: A View of Their Relationships Across Generations Men in Multiple, Mutual Relationships Across the Life Span The Intersection of Gender and Other Social Complexities Gender as a Significant Matter An Understanding of Intersectionality and Male Power Childhood Adolescence Young Adulthood Men as Partners and Husbands Fatherhood Men at Midlife Men as Friends With Other Men, Women and Friendship Networks Men, Work, and Family Health Elders and Older Age Conclusion and Areas of Future Focus   Chapter 5: Social Class and the Life Cycle Jodie Kliman Introduction Understanding Social Class Case Examples Social Class and Families With Young Children Social Class and Families With Older Children and Adolescents Social Class and Families With Late Adolescents and Young Adults Social Class and Families With Adults in Mid- and Later Life Conclusions: Implications for Family Therapy   Chapter 6 Sexuality and the Life Cycle Ellen Berman & David Wohlsifer The Biology of Sexuality Sexuality and Gender Across the Life Cycle Sexuality Through the Life Cycle Conclusion   Chapter7: Le