Schmidt H R
Institut für Psychohygiene des Erftkreises, Brühl.
Prax Kinderpsychol Kinderpsychiatr. 1992 Nov;41(9):331-5.
The concepts of "symmetry" and "complementary" of social systems in Bateson and Toman are compared. Bateson describes self-reinforcing cycles of formation of equality and inequality of social systems, whereas Toman means compatibility and incompatibility of social systems according to sibling positions of individuals involved. His concept is important to an empirical family psychology, family diagnosis and family therapy. A family diagnostic case-study shows the practical application.
对贝特森和托曼提出的社会系统的“对称”和“互补”概念进行了比较。贝特森描述了社会系统中平等与不平等形成的自我强化循环，而托曼则根据所涉个体的同胞地位来界定社会系统的兼容性和不兼容性。他的概念对实证家庭心理学、家庭诊断和家庭治疗很重要。一个家庭诊断案例研究展示了其实际应用。
