"The Eight Concepts" is a clear and concise description of the basic concepts of Bowen family system
theory. Beginning with the fundamental concept of the nuclear family as the emotional unit, the other concepts
-- differentiation of self scale, triangles, cutoff, family projection process, multigenerational transmission
process, sibling position, and emotional processes of society -- are explained as they evolve out of the fundamental
concept of the emotional unit. The emphasis is clarity of presentation and purity of presentation of theory. Numerous
citations to the writings of Dr. Bowen and experts who studied under Dr. Bowen are used to present the theory in
as pure a form as possible in a short and easy-to-read book. The special sections in each chapter for parents,
coaches and leaders bring each concept home for different roles readers bring to the book. An index is included.