This is a beautifully written and significant book, a profound contribution to our understanding of the family… For every social scientist’s shelf. * Contemporary Sociology *
This is a very important book, which should have a major influence not only on the field of family therapy, but psychiatry in general… [Reiss’s] experiments are ingenious, his observations are astute, his methodology sophisticated, his analyses complex but technically correct, his theoretical formulations precise and articulate, his discussion astute, and his logic persuasive. * Contemporary Psychiatry *
This book is a most significant and original contribution. The research is exceptional in its conception, planning, and findings… Reiss’s scholarship is of astounding scope. * Contemporary Psychology *

David Reiss is Vivian Gill Distinguished Research Professor at George Washington University Medical Center.