1. Structural
1.1. Internal
1.1.1. family composition
1.1.2. gender
1.1.3. sexual orientation
1.1.4. rank order
1.1.5. subsystems
1.1.6. boundaries
1.2. External
1.2.1. extended family
1.2.2. larger systems
1.3. Context
1.3.1. ethnicity
1.3.2. race
1.3.3. social class
1.3.4. spirituality +/or religion
1.3.5. environment
2. Functional
2.1. Instrumental Functioning (activities of daily living)
2.2. Expressive Functioning
2.2.1. emotional communication
2.2.2. verbal communication
2.2.3. nonverbal communication
2.2.4. circular communication
2.2.5. problem-solving
2.2.6. roles
2.2.7. influence & power
2.2.8. beliefs
2.2.9. alliances & coalitions
3. Developmental
3.1. Family Development
3.1.1. middle class North American
3.1.2. divorce & post-divorce
3.1.3. remarried
3.1.4. professional and low-income
3.1.5. adoptive
3.1.6. lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, two-spirited
3.2. Family Life Cycle Stages
3.2.1. launching of the single youth adult
3.2.2. marriage: joining of families
3.2.3. families with young children
3.2.4. families with adolescents
3.2.5. launching children & moving on
3.2.6. families in later life