Families & Change: Coping With Stressful Events and Transitions, 4th Edition

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Synopsis
Learn how contemporary families respond to and cope with common stressful life events and transitions

Integrating 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 Edition

* More 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, reinstated

Copyright:
2010

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
496 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781483343020
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
SAGE Publications
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Sociology
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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