Title:
Family problems : stress, risk, and resilience / edited by Joyce A. Arditti.
Author:
Arditti, Joyce A., editor.
Publication Information:
Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, [2015]
Call Number:
HQ734 .F2416 2015
Abstract:
"Family Problems: Stress, Risk, and Resilience presents an interdisciplinary collection of original essays that push the boundaries of family science to reflect the increasingly diverse complexity of family concerns in the modern world. Represents the most up-to-date family problem research while addressing such contemporary issues as parental incarceration, same sex marriage, health care disparities, and welfare reform Features brief chapter introductions that provide context and direction to guide the student to the heart of what's important in the piece that follows Includes critical thinking questions to enhance the utility of the book for classroom use Responds to family problem issues through the lens of a social justice perspective "-- Provided by publisher.
"Represents the most up-to-date family problem research while addressing such contemporary issues as parental incarceration, same sex marriage, health care disparities, and welfare reform"-- Provided by publisher.
Electronic Access:
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ISBN:
9781118348284
Physical Description:
xiv, 379 pages ; 25 cm
Contents:
Social Inequality and Marginalization. We're Here, We're Queer, and We Count: Perspectives on Queer Families / The Stigma of Families with Mental Illness / Inside & Out: Family Life for Parents in Prison / Social Disparities in Family Health / Low-income Fathers as Resilient Caregivers / Parenting & Caregiving in Diverse Contexts. "Do What You Gotta' Do:" How Low-income African American Mothers Manage Food Insecurity The Diverse Family Contexts of Youth in Foster Care / Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Caring for Older Adults: Challenges for Families / Childhood Adultification and the Paradox of Parenting: Perspectives on African American Boys in Economically Disadvantaged Families / Family Challenges over the Life Course. Family Resilience to Promote Positive Child Development, Strong and Flexible Families, and Intergenerational Vitality / Challenges and Changes: Stress and Resilience Among Military Families Over the Life Course / Intimate Partner Violence / Abuse in Late Life: Unsuspecting Elders and Trusted Others / Adolescent Development and Romantic Relationships
Policy and Practice Responses to Family Problems. Strengthening Family Resilience: A Community Capacity Approach / Family Policy through a Human Rights Lens / Multisystemic Therapy as a Strength-Based Model for Working with Multiproblem Families / Risk & Resilience among Latino Immigrant Families: Implications for Community Based Programs and Cultural Adaptation Research / Applying Harm Reduction Princples for the Treatment of Families Responding To Substance Abuse / Conclusion. Responding to Family Problems
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