The book discusses the principal methodological approaches in studying the functions of the family unit, relationships and status issues, the roles of family members and their interactions. The discussion begins with an analysis of roles within a context of social psychological theories. The author develops the transitivity principle-an innovative approach in the study psychology and the theory of roles, applied along with induction theory in the evaluation of conflicts and disadaptations.Considerable attention is devoted to analyzing family conflict, its origin and consequences, and problems...