Family Therapy with a Multiparental/Multispousal Family

Family Process

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 65-81

  Al Krenawi, Alean ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARAB; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ISRAEL; JEALOUSY; MALE; MARRIAGE; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; SPOUSE; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

ARABS; COMMUNICATION; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; ISRAEL; JEALOUSY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARENTS; SOCIAL CLASS; SPOUSES; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 0032020404     PISSN: 00147370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.1998.00065.x     Document Type: Article

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