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9780805819625

Becoming A Family: Parents' Stories and Their Implications for Practice, Policy, and Research

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  • ISBN13:

    9780805819625

  • ISBN10:

    0805819622

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Nonspecific Binding
  • Copyright: 2000-07-01
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

The movement from young adulthood through coupling and the transition to parenthood may be among the most universal adult developmental transitions. These passages hold interest for all of us, but especially for those who study the psychological, familial, and sociocultural components of development, all of which interact and influence each other. This book enhances understanding of family-life development by shedding light on the meanings that family members ascribe to the developmental process of becoming a family. This is achieved through qualitative analysis of narratives through which individuals and families explain themselves, their thinking, and their behavior. These family narratives are windows into individual and family identity, as well as descriptions of connections to others. The book addresses issues including identity, child characteristics, social support, and work. Each chapter includes a review of seminal literature, parents' comments and ideas about the topic, and a discussion of practice, policy, and research implications.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Telling the Family Story: The Backdrop
1(14)
Rena D. Harold
Patricia Stow Bolea
Telling the Family Story: The Process
15(24)
Rena D. Harold
Margaret L. Palmiter
Susan A. Lynch
Carol R. Freedman-Doan
Jacquelynne S. Eccles
Talking About Identity: Individual, Family, and Intergenerational Issues
39(36)
Patricia Stow Bolea
Narratives of Temperament: Same or Different?
75(40)
Carol R. Freedman-Doan
Tales of Social Support Throughout Family Development
115(40)
Lisa G. Colarossi
Susan A. Lynch
Job Talk: The Role of Work in Family Life
155(40)
Lucy R. Mercier
Rena D. Harold
Telling the Family Story: Subplots and Next Chapters
195(24)
Lisa G. Colarossi
Rena D. Harold
Lucy R. Mercier
Author Index 219(6)
Subject Index 225

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