Table of Contents

Contents
Family Myths: An Introduction

• Myths of Destruction: A Cultural Approach to Families in Therapy
• Family Myth, Metaphor, and the Metaphoric Object in Therapy
• Myths and Rituals: Anthropological Views and Their Application in Strategic Family Therapy
• Mythmaking in the Land of Imperfect Specialness: Lions, Laundry Baskets, and Cognitive Deficits
• Personal Myths--In the Family Way
• Reality and Myth in Family Life: Changes Across Generations
• Personal, Conjugal, and Family Myths: Theoretical, Empirical, and Clinical Developments
• Annotated Bibliography of Key Articles on Family Myths
• An Annotated Bibliography of Intergenerational Family Issues