Individualism, Family Ideology and Family Therapy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20401409 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Blaine J Fowers (0000-0003-2606-5622, University of Miami, corresponding author), Frank C Richardson (0009-0006-8719-9404, The University of Texas at Austin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 121-151 |
| Publication date | 1996-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theory & Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-3543 • E-ISSN: 1461-7447 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0959354396061009 |
| OpenAlex | W2159289225 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 42 |
This paper examines the ethical aims of family therapy and its relationship to the ideals of contemporary culture. Although family therapy has defined itself in part by rejecting an individualistic view of persons, it appears to have adopted a normative ideal for families that is tightly bound up with modern individualism. The modern nuclear family is a crucial support for individual autonomy in contemporary society through its provision of a private, emotionally intimate environment. By accepting this model of the family, family therapists are in the awkward position of indirectly supporting modem individualism and thereby perpetuating a view of individuals and families that contributes to the difficulties we seek to ameliorate
Autonomy · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Family therapy · Ideology · Individualism · Normative · Political science · Psychotherapist · Sociology · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology
What is a normal family? Common assumptions and current evidence
Critical Theorizing
The Place of the Psyche in a Constructed World
Against Postmodernism
The Roles of Love and Happiness in Divorce Decision Making
Taking stock of the longitudinal study of romantic couple relationships
Dyadic longitudinal models
Psychology and the Good Marriage
Family Therapy Techniques
Human Agency and Language
Families and Family Therapy
A Short History of Ethics
Human Systems as Linguistic Systems
The Problem of Gender in Family Therapy Theory
Feminism and Family Therapy
A Feminist Approach to Family Therapy
The cultural contradictions of capitalism
The restructuring of social and political theory
Liberalism and the Limits of Justice
Philosophy and the Human Sciences
Social Theory and Values
Social Science, Ideology and Confusing One's Beliefs with Facts
Individualism and Aggression
Historical Analysis of the Family
Hegel
Psychology and the status quo
And what is the public interest
Achievement American style
Behavior therapy and the ideology of modernity
Feminism without Illusions
Why the self is empty
After virtue
The Politics of Abnormal Psychology
The meaning of difference
The social constructionist movement in modern psychology
Individual psychology
Reconstructing Public Philosophy
Marital Status and Personal Happiness
The Recent Trend in Marital Success in the United States
Rebuilding the Nest
Marital Status and Well-Being
The Contribution of Marital Happiness to Global Happiness
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2023 (28) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |