Single in a married world
Subtitle: a life cycle framework for working with the unmarried adult
By: Natalie Schwartzberg, Kathy Berliner, Demaris Jacob.
Contributors: Berliner, Kathy.; Jacob, Demaris.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
Subjects: Single people -- United States -- Psychology.; Single people -- Counseling of -- United States.
Description: Using a multicontextual life cycle framework, this book shows how the therapist can help the single adult make the shift from seeing the lack of marital status as a central life story to defining an authentic self, whether of not marriage is on the horizon. This involves looking not only at expectations within the family but also at society's stigmatization and marginalization of single adults.

The therapeutic map outlined here takes into account the societal context, the familial context, and the developmental life cycle context.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-221) and index.
"A Norton professional book"--P. facing t.p.