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Peoplemaking
Virginia Satir’s Peoplemaking, first published in 1972, discusses self-worth, communication and family relationships. A revised work appeared in 1988 as The New Peoplemaking.
Book details
Author of listed edition: Virginia Satir
Edition: First published in 1972; revised as The New Peoplemaking in 1988
Publisher: Science and Behavior Books
Edition year: 1972
Language and origin: English (United States)
Form and genre: Self-Help & Client Workbook
Level: Introductory
Historical era: 1960–1979 · Humanistic, Cognitive & Systemic Turn
Covers: Self-worth and communication; Family relationships and rules; Satir’s perspective on family life
APA 7th reference: Satir, V. (1972). Peoplemaking. Science and Behavior Books.
What it is
Peoplemaking is a book about family relationships by Virginia Satir. A library catalogue records the original publication in 1972; The New Peoplemaking followed in 1988.
What it covers
A description of the later book identifies self-worth, communication and family systems among its topics. These are the author’s ways of understanding relationships, not established descriptions of every family.
Reading this record
The original and revised books are different publications. The full texts have not been reviewed for this entry. A catalogue records ISBN 9780831400705 for the 1988 book, not the 1972 publication; the original edition’s ISBN has not been checked against a publisher record.
Sources and inspection notes
Vermont State Colleges Libraries. Peoplemaking, catalogue record.
Supports: Records the 1972 title, author, publisher and ISBN 0831400315. The full text was not checked.
Google Books. The New Peoplemaking, catalogue record.
Supports: Lists ISBN 9780831400705 for the later title and describes its broad subjects; not evidence of clinical effectiveness.