Families & Change: Coping with Stressful Events and Transitions

575 Pages·2016·3.664 MB·English

by  Christine A Price, Kevin R Bush, Sharon J. Price, Patrick C McKenry

Families & Change
Fifth Edition
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This book is dedicated to Sharon J. Price and Patrick C. McKenry (1949–2004), our mentors and role models.
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Families & Change
Coping With Stressful Events and Transitions
Fifth Edition
Christine A. Price
Montclair State University
Kevin R. Bush
Miami University of Ohio
Sharon J. Price
University of Georgia, Athens
Los Angeles
London
New Delhi
Singapore
Washington DC
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Families & change : coping with stressful events and transitions / edited by Christine A. Price, Kevin R. Bush, Sharon J. Price— Fifth edition.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4833-6675-3 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Families—United States. 2. Social problems--United States. 3. Social change—United States.
I. Price, Christine A. II. Title: Families and change.
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Brief Contents
List of Tables and Figures
Preface to the Fifth Edition
Acknowledgments
1. Families Coping With Change: A Conceptual Overview
2. Everyday Hassles and Family Relationships
3. Conceptualizing Parental Stress With Family Stress Theory
4. Families With Special Needs: A Journey From Coping and Adaptation to Resilience and Hope
5. LGBQ-Parent Families: Development and Functioning in Context
6. Stress and Coping in Later Life
7. Divorce: Variation and Fluidity
8. Stress and Resilience in Stepfamilies Today
9. Adaptation Among Immigrant Families: Resources and Barriers
10. The Newest Generation of U.S. Veterans and Their Families
11. Promoting Pathways to Resilient Outcomes for Maltreated Children
12. Stress and Coping With Intimate Partner Violence
13. Family Responses to School and Community Mass Violence
14. Physical and Mental Illness and Family Stress
15. Families Coping With Alcohol and Substance Abuse
16. Economic Stress and Families
17. Death, Dying, and Grief in Families
Index
About the Editors
About the Contributors
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Detailed Contents
List of Tables and Figures
Preface to the Fifth Edition
Acknowledgments
SECTION I: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS
1 Families Coping With Change: A Conceptual Overview
The Study of Family Stress and Change
Family Stress Theory
Ecological/Systems Perspective
ABC-X Model
Stressor Events
Resources
Definition of the Event/Perceptions
Stress and Crisis
Coping
Adaptation
Resilience
Conclusion
References
SECTION II: GENERAL FAMILY STRESS
2 Everyday Hassles and Family Relationships
What Are Everyday Hassles?
Methods for Studying Everyday Hassles and Family Relationships
Understanding the Links Between Everyday Hassles and Family Well-Being
The Vulnerability-Stress-Adaptation Model
Intervention: Toward a New Family-Responsive Policy Agenda
References
SECTION III: DEVELOPMENTAL FAMILY FORMS
3 Conceptualizing Parental Stress With Family Stress Theory
Pragmatic Realism: Conceptions of Parental Stress
Case Study: Tiffany
Conceptualizing Family Stress Theory and Parental Stress
The “Systemic” X Factor
Stressors or Stressor Events for Parents: Factor A
Normative Stressors
Nonnormative Stressors
Chronic Stressors
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Parents’ Recovery Factors: Resources, Coping, and Adaptation: Factor B
Parental Resources
Parental Coping
Parental Adaptation
Parental Definitions: Factor C
Conclusion
References
4 Families With Special Needs: A Journey From Coping and Adaptation to Resilience and Hope
Definition of Terms
Theoretical Frameworks: Families With Special Needs as Complex Systems
Ambiguous Loss
Contextual Model of Family Stress
Internal Context: Subsystems of Families With Special Needs
External Context: Resources and Support Systems in Coping, Adaptation, and Building
Resilience
Health Systems
Educational Systems
Parental Employment
Social Support Systems
Implications for Research and Professional Practice
Conclusion
References
5 LGBQ-Parent Families: Development and Functioning in Context
Coming Out and Being Out
Same-Sex Relationships
Characteristics of Healthy Relationships: Same-Sex Couples
Equality
Conflict and Difference
Social Support and Recognition
Becoming Parents, Forming Families
Alternative Insemination
Adoption
Other Challenges
LGBQ-Parent Families: Experiences and Challenges
Parent and Child Functioning
The Family Context
The School Context
The Legal Context
Conclusions and Suggestions for Practitioners
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References
6 Stress and Coping in Later Life
The Aging Family
Demographic Trends
Stress in Later Life
Stressful Events in Later Life
Retirement
Caregiving
Elder Abuse
Models of Coping and Adaptation
Conclusion
References
SECTION IV: TRANSITIONAL FAMILY FORMS
7 Divorce: Variation and Fluidity
Theoretical Perspective
History and Context
Factors that Predict and Cause Divorce
Divorce and Its Aftermath
Economic Consequences
Psychological Adjustment
Children’s Adjustment
Multiple Family Transitions and Children’s and Parents’ Adjustment
Interventions
Parenting Education for Divorcing Parents
Divorce Mediation
Conclusion
References
8 Stress and Resilience in Stepfamilies Today
Prevalence and Demographic Characteristics of Stepfamilies
A Family Systems Approach to Stress and Resilience in Stepfamilies
Stress in the Larger Family System
Stress in the Couple Subsystem
Stress in the Stepcouple Coparenting Subsystem
Stress in the Parent–Child Subsystem
Stress in the Stepparent–Stepchild Subsystem
Stress in the Sibling Subsystem
Stress in the Binuclear Family Context
Stepfamily Resilience
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