Reviews
There are a lot of books that talk about basics of the family, but this is the only book I have found that combines 'social problems' with 'family studies' and talks about problems and changes that families face., Theory-based, individual chapters are written by experts and cover many areas our students are likely to be dealing with within their work. It also blends well with journal articles and upper-level assignments and papers., I appreciate the use of stress models and the development of the concept of resilience that defines change and stability for individual and family development. Problems can be identified, but the concepts related to resilience and coping within the framework of social models produce an important, enlightening, and useful text for students and professionals in everyday application., It is a good overview of family stress theory combined with application to a diverse amount of family situations. The text is straightforward and written at the right level for my students.
Table of Content
List of Tables and FiguresPreface to the Sixth EditionAcknowledgmentsSection 1: Theoretical FoundationsChapter 1: Families Coping With Change: A Conceptual Overview - Christine A. Price, Kevin R. Bush, Sharon J. Price, and Patrick C. McKenrySection 2: Family Stress and AdjustmentChapter 2: Everyday Hassles and Family Relationships - Heather M. Helms, Kaicee B. Postler, and David H. DemoChapter 3: Mindfulness and Family Stress - Suzanne Klatt and Anthony G. JamesSection 3: Developmental Family StressChapter 4: Parental Stress Viewed Through the Lens of Family Stress Theory - Gary W. PetersonChapter 5: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Understanding Stress and Resilience in Family Systems - Kami L. Gallus and Briana S. Nelson GoffChapter 6: LGBQ-Parent Families: Development and Functioning in Context - Abbie E. Goldberg and Nora M. McCormickChapter 7: Stress and Coping in Later Life - Áine M. HumbleSection 4: Stressful Family TransitionsChapter 8: Divorce: Variation and Fluidity - David H. Demo, Mark A. Fine, and Savannah SommersChapter 9: Stress and Resilience in Stepfamilies Today - Chelsea Garneau-Rosner and Braquel EggintonChapter 10: Immigrant Families: Resilience Through Adversity - Bertranna A. Muruthi, Hyoun K. Kim, James Muruthi, and Jaehee KimSection 5: Contextual Influences on Family StressChapter 11: Economic Stress and Families - Suzanne Bartholomae and Jonathan FoxChapter 12: Race, Ethnicity, and Family Stress - Anthony G. James, Veronica R. Barrios, Roudi Roy, and Soyoung LeeChapter 13: The Newest Generation of U.S. Veterans and Their Families - Kyung-Hee Lee and Shelley MacDermid WadsworthSection 6: Stress Relating to Family and Community ViolenceChapter 14: Promoting Pathways to Resilient Outcomes for Maltreated Children - Margaret O'Dougherty Wright and Lucy AllbaughChapter 15: Stress and Coping with Intimate Partner Violence - Lyndal KhawChapter 16: Family Responses to School and Community Mass Violence - Amity Noltemeyer, Courtney L. McLaughlin, Mark R. McGowan, and Caitie JohnsonSection 7: Family Stress and Coping with Sickness and DeathChapter 17: Physical Illness and Family Stress - Jeremy Yorgason, Stephanie Richardson, and Kevin StottChapter 18: Family Socioeconomic Context and Mental Health in Parents and Children: A Heuristic Framework - Kandauda A. S. Wickrama, Catherine Walker O'Neal, and Tae Kyoung LeeChapter 19: Families Coping with Alcohol and Substance Abuse - Kevin P. Lyness and Judith L. FischerChapter 20: Death, Dying, and Grief in Families - Colleen I. Murray and Jordan C. ReuterAbout the EditorsAbout the Contributors
