Families and Change : Coping with Stressful Events and Transitions

by Sharon J. Price

• ISBN13: 9781412968515
• ISBN10: 1412968518
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-10-21
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

Summary

Learn how contemporary families respond to and cope with common stressful life events and transitionsIntegrating research, theory, and application from a variety of disciplines, the Fourth Edition of this bestselling text offers students a deep understanding of family transitions. Each chapter presents the latest scholarship from leaders in the field on modern family changes and stressors from leading experts, as well as resources for intervention and mechanisms for learning.New to The Fourth EditionMore concrete examples, vignettes, and intervention strategies weaved throughout the text  The role of resiliency in families emphasized New chapters on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) families and military families now included Web resources and references at the end of chapters now available Coverage of African American families and homeless families, featured in the First Edition, reinstatedAccompanied by robust ancillaries!A new companion Web site featuring test questions for each chapter for instructors and access to related SAGE journal articles can be found at www.sagepub.com/pricefamchnge4e .This book is designed as a core text for upper-level courses in child and family studies, human development and social work.

Table of Contents

Families Coping with Change: A Conceptual Overview

Conceptualizing Parenting Stress with Family Stress Theory

Stress and Coping With Later Life

Death, Dying, and Grief in Families

Illness and Family Stress

Violence, Abuse, and Neglect in Families and Intimate Relationships

Families Coping with Alcohol and Substance Abuse

Mental Illness and Family Stress

Economic Stress and Families

Divorce: A Risk and Resilience Perspecitve

Stress and Coping Within the Context of Stepfamily Life

Lesbian- and Gay-Parent Families:Development and Functioning

Adaptation Among Immigrant Families: Resources and Barriers

Stress and Coping in African American Families

Homeless Families: An Extreme Stressor

Everyday Hassles and Family Stress

The Impact of Military Duty and Military Life on Individuals and Families: Resources and Intervention

Family, Stress, and Intervention

Preface

Acknowledgments

Author Index

Subject Indes

About the Editors

About the Contributors

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