Rituals for Our Times: Celebrating, Healing, and Changing Our Lives and Our Relationships (Master Work Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (752 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0765701561 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 330 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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. They also explain how such everyday rituals as meals and bedtimes "shape, capture, and express relationships." Illustrations not seen by PW. From Publishers Weekly The coauthors of Rituals in Families and Family Therapy , both of whom head family therapy programs--Imber-Black at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, Roberts at the University of Massachusetts--contend that rituals are essential to social growth, as they help individuals to develop personal identities and provide families with frameworks through which to maintain and strengthen their relationships. While leaving room for adapting or creating new rituals in accord with differing family compositions, customs and cultural heritages, the authors of this notably jargon-free psycholog
The authors also pay particular attention to how changing gender roles are reflected in our rituals, and how revitalized traditions can actually alter the course of intimate relationships. Each chapter looks at the special issues and possibilities for nuclear, extended, single-parent, and remarried families, as well as for single adults and couples. Authors Evan Imber-Black and Janine Roberts show how we can learn to tap the power of rituals to mark transitions, express important values, heal the past, and deepen relationships. Filled with first-person stories and practical examples, this book will help all readers enhance the meaning of traditions old and new, reinforcing and celebrating life's many milestones and ties.
An unfortunately fluffy title for a book of substance. An approachable and down-to-earth look at some of the baggage (good and bad) we carry around about holidays, celebrations and traditions. While it can get very repetitive in some places and some of the examples are dated, it is good material for facilitating di. Joan Mazza said Explores the importance and value of secular rituals. a review from the author of DREAMING YOUR REAL SELF: A PERSONAL APPROACH TO DREAM INTERPRETATION; and DREAM BACK YOUR LIFE: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO DREAMS, DAYDREAMS, AND FANTASIES.RITUALS FOR OUR TIMES is a well-written and lucid description of the importance of . "I've used this book so often over the years!" according to T. McDaniels. I was just recommending this book on a forum today and came here to provide a link. When I saw only two reviews I knew I had to add to the list. This is a book that should be reprinted but find it used if that's the only way you can buy it. I wrote: As a young
. She is treasurer of the American Family Therapy Academy, and former editor of the Journal of Feminist Family Therapy. She is also the author of The Secret Life of Families: Truth-telling, Privacy and Reconciliation in a Tell-all Society.Janine Roberts, Ed.D., is Professor and Family Therapist at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. She is an internationally recognized practitioner and