A family therapist, Amy, uses a Life Course Approach to analyze communication in a family struggling with an adolescent becoming sexually active at an early age. If Amy focused on the communication between the adolescent and his father as an indicator of stress, on which type of "time" is she focusing?

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The Life Course Approach considers how individual lives are shaped by larger historical and societal contexts, as well as family and generational factors. When Amy is analyzing the communication between the adolescent and his father, she is focusing on the intergenerational relationship, so she is focusing on generational time.

A Family Therapist, Amy, Uses a Life Course Approach to Analyze