Families and Change : coping with stressful events

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Families and Change : coping with stressful events

edited by Patrick C. McKenry, Sharon J. Price

Sage Publications, c1994

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All families face problems, crises, transitions and change. Some problems, like illness, family and work stresses, and death, are predictable. Others, such as divorce, homelessness and substance abuse, may or may not touch individual families. The contributors to this volume outline the most common problems that the contemporary family faces. The major points of contention, explanatory theories and research knowledge about these topics are developed and some key preventive, therapeutic and policy strategies are suggested.

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Families Coping with Problems and Change - Patrick C McKenry and Sharon J Price A Conceptual Overview PART ONE: STRESS AND CHANGE OVER THE FAMILY LIFE CYCLE Issues of Gender - Katherine R Allen and Kristine M Baber A Feminist Perspective Marital Problems - David W Wright, Briana S Nelson and Kathleen E Georgen Work/Family Stresses - Sharon Y Nickols Dealing with Adolescent Children - Velma McBride Murry and Patricia Bell-Scott Coping with Aging - Jay A Mancini and Rosemary Blieszner Physical Illness - Thomas L Campbell Mental Illness - Stephen M Gavazzi Death, Dying and Bereavement - Colleen I Murray PART TWO: SITUATIONAL STRESSORS Divorce - David H Demo and Lawrence H Ganong Remarriage and Recoupling - Margaret Crosbie-Burnett Drug and Alcohol Abuse - Robert A Lewis and Irwanto Family Violence, Abuse and Neglect - Richard J Gelles Homelessness - Elizabeth W Lindsey Conclusion - Sharon J Price and Patrick C McKenry Challenges for Family Intervention

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