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family systems theory: a standalone construct

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Family studies

the family as an organized whole whose interdependent subsystems shape each member's development.

In family studies, family systems theory refers to the family as an organized whole whose interdependent subsystems shape each member's development. This meaning comes from Cox (1997) in Annual Review of Psychology.[1]

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  1. Cox, M. J., & Paley, B. (1997). Families as Systems. Annual Review of Psychology, 48(1), 243-267. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.psych.48.1.243

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