Families & change : Coping with stressful events and transitions / editors, Kevin R. Bush, Miami University of Ohio, Christine A. Price, Montclair State University.
"Families & Change : Coping With Stressful Events and Transitions presents current literature detailing families' responses to varied transitions and stressful life events over the life span. Integrating research, theory, and application, this bestselling text implements interdisciplinary content to address a multitude of both predictable and unpredictable problems and stressors as they relate to family sciences. Editors Kevin R. Bush and Christine A. Price bring together cutting-edge research and scholarship to examine issues across the life span and how these factors can be applied across diverse family situations. New to the Sixth Edition : Chapter 7 includes new information on skipped generation families ; updates to the emerging gig economy are included in Chapter 11 ; introduces a new Chapter 12 covering family stressors associated with race and ethnicity."--taken from back cover. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
List of tables and figures -- Preface to the Sixth Edition -- Acknowledgments --Section 1. Theoretical Foundations -- Chapter 1. Families coping with change : A conceptual overview / Christine A. Price, Kevin R. Bush, Sharon J. Price, and Patrick C. McKenry -- Section 2. Family Stress and Adjustment -- Chapter 2. Everyday hassles and family relationships / Heather M. Helms, Kaicee B. Postler, and David H. Demo -- Chapter 3. Mindfulness and family stress / Suzanne Klatt and Anthony G. James -- Section 3. Developmental Family Stress -- Chapter 4. Parental stress viewed through the lens of family stress theory / Gary W. Peterson -- Chapter 5. Intellectual and developmental disabilities : Understanding stress and resilience in family systems / Kami L. Gallus and Briana S. Nelson Goff -- Chapter 6. LGBQ-parent families : Development and functioning in context / Abbie E. Goldberg and Nora M. McCormick -- Chapter 7. Stress and coping in later life / Áine M. Humble -- Section 4. Stressful Family Transitions -- Chapter 8. Divorce : Variation and fluidity / David H. Demo, Mark A. Fine, and Savannah Sommers -- Chapter 9. Stress and resilience in stepfamilies today / Chelsea Garneau-Rosner and Braquel Egginton -- Chapter 10. Immigrant families : Resilience through adversity / Bertranna A. Muruthi, Hyoun K. Kim, James Muruthi, and Jaehee Kim -- Section 5. Contextual Influences on Family Stress -- Chapter 11. Economic stress and families / Suzanne Bartholomae and Jonathan Fox -- Chapter 12. Race, ethnicity, and family stress / Anthony G. James, Veronica R. Barrios, Roudi Roy, and Soyoung Lee -- Chapter 13. The newest generation of U.S. veterans and their families / Kyung-Hee Lee and Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth -- Section 6. Stress Relating to Family and Community Violence -- Chapter 14. Promoting pathways to resilient outcomes for maltreated children / Margaret O'Dougherty Wright and Lucy Allbaugh -- Chapter 15. Stress and coping with intimate partner violence / Lyndal Khaw -- Chapter 16. Family responses to school and community mass violence / Amity Noltemeyer, Courtney L. McLaughlin, Mark R. McGowan, and Caitie Johnson -- Section 7. Family Stress and Coping With Sickness and Death -- Chapter 17. Physical illness and family stress / Jeremy Yorgason, Stephanie Richardson, and Kevin Scott -- Chapter 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 Lee -- Chapter 19. Families coping with alcohol and substance abuse / Kevin P. Lyness and Judith L. Fischer -- Chapter 20. Death, dying and grief in families / Colleen I. Murray and Jordan C. Reuter -- Index -- About the editors -- About the contributors.
Summary:
"Integrating research, theory, and applications, Families & Change draws on interdisciplinary scholarship and research to provide students a deep understanding of how contemporary families respond to and cope with stressful life events and transitions. Each chapter presents the latest scholarship from leaders in the field on family change and stressors as well as resources for intervention. Timely topics such as resiliency, LGBT families, and military families are addressed."-- Provided by publisher.
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