Overview

Families today are changing in response to shifts in the broader environment: dual-career couples, single-parent families, racially mixed families, now represent the norm rather than the exception. A group of leading family researchers examine current social changes and their impact on family relationsips and family functioning. As an overview of the present state of and future directions for families, this book should be required reading for family researchers, practitioners and students.

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Author:   Timothy H. Brubaker ,  Timothy H. Brubaker
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint:   SAGE Publications Inc
Volume:   v. 1
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.560kg
ISBN:  

9780803939455

ISBN 10:   0803939450
Pages:   298
Publication Date:   15 January 1993
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Challenges to the American Family - Judy A Kimberly and Timothy H Brubaker Family Continuity and Change - David H Olsen A Family Life Cycle Perspective Gender Role Change in Families - Joan Huber A Macrosociological View PART ONE: CHALLENGES TO THE FAMILY The Transition to Marriage - Judith L Fischer and Donna L Sollie Network Supports and Coping Supporting Parent-Child Relationships in the Early Years - Douglas R Powell Lessons Learned and Yet to be Learned Work and Family Relationships - Patricia Voydanoff Families and Marital Disruption - Marilyn Coleman and Lawrence H Ganong Abuse in the Family - Sally A Lloyd and Beth C Emery An Ecological, Life Cycle Perspective Resiliency in Families - Hamilton I McCubbin, Marilyn A McCubbin and Anne I Thompson The Role of Family Schema and Appraisal in Family Adaptation to Crises PART TWO: FAMILY INTERVENTIONS Life-Span Family Life Education - Charles B Hennon and Margaret Arcus Marital Therapy in the Twenty-First Century - Anthony P Jurich and Candyce S Russell State and Federal Initiatives in Family Policy - Steven K Wisensale Lessons from the 80s, Proposals for the 90s

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