TY - JOUR
T1 - A FORMAL EXPLICATION OF THE CONCEPT OF FAMILY HOMEOSTASIS
AU - Ariel, Shlomo
AU - Carel, Cynthia A.
AU - Tyano, Samuel
PY - 1984/10
Y1 - 1984/10
N2 - The concept of family homeostasis and related concepts such as family rules and family feedback mechanisms came under heavy fire in a recent article by Dell (1982). It is not easy to evaluate the arguments brought forth by Dell, since the concepts in question seem to have never been formally explicated. Most of this article is devoted to an attempt to develop such a formal explication. Dell's arguments are then examined one by one in the light of this explication, and most of them are shown to be mistaken. His main conclusion, that the concept of homeostasis should be replaced by a concept of coherence, is rejected.
AB - The concept of family homeostasis and related concepts such as family rules and family feedback mechanisms came under heavy fire in a recent article by Dell (1982). It is not easy to evaluate the arguments brought forth by Dell, since the concepts in question seem to have never been formally explicated. Most of this article is devoted to an attempt to develop such a formal explication. Dell's arguments are then examined one by one in the light of this explication, and most of them are shown to be mistaken. His main conclusion, that the concept of homeostasis should be replaced by a concept of coherence, is rejected.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.1984.tb00574.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.1984.tb00574.x
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AN - SCOPUS:84993880598
SN - 0194-472X
VL - 10
SP - 337
EP - 349
JO - Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
JF - Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
IS - 4
ER -