Contemporary Issues In Family Studies

Author : Angela Abela,Janet Walker
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-02
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781118321034

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Contemporary Issues in Family Studies by Angela Abela,Janet Walker Pdf

This volume tackles key issues in the changing nature of family life from a global perspective, and is essential reading for those studying and working with families. Covers changes in couple relationships and the challenges these pose; parenting practices and their implications for child development; key contemporary global issues, such as migration, poverty, and the internet, and their impact on the family; and the role of the state in supporting family relationships Includes a stellar cast of international contributors such as Paul Amato and John Coleman, and contributions from leading experts based in North Africa, Japan, Australia and New Zealand Discusses topics such as cohabitation, divorce, single-parent households, same-sex partnerships, fertility, and domestic violence Links research and practice and provides policy recommendations at the end of each chapter

Author : Jane Ribbens McCarthy,Rosalind Edwards
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2010-12-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781446243459

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Key Concepts in Family Studies by Jane Ribbens McCarthy,Rosalind Edwards Pdf

"This is a thoughtful and sometimes challenging elaboration of some of the key concepts in contemporary family studies... Students and researchers will want to have this book close to hand, not simply as a reference work but as a stimulus to critical social analysis." - David H J Morgan, University of Manchester "Written in an intelligent, engaging, and accessible manner by two leading and highly respected family scholars whose contributions to the field over the past two decades have been path-breaking. This is an important resource for students and professionals studying, and working in, the field of family studies within and across the disciplines of sociology, social policy, social work, health studies, education, and gender studies." - Andrea Doucet, Carleton University This book′s individual entries introduce, explain and contextualise key topics within the study of family lives. Definitions, summaries and key words are developed throughout with careful cross-referencing allowing students to move effortlessly between core ideas and themes. Each entry provides: Clear definitions Lucid accounts of key issues Up-to-date suggestions for further reading Informative cross-referencin. Relevant, focused and accessible, this book will provide students with an indispensible guide to the central concepts of family studies.

Author : Children's Issues Coalition
Publisher : Ian Randle Publishers
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Action research
ISBN : 9789766371289

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Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood by Children's Issues Coalition Pdf

Caribbean Childhoods: From Research to Action is an annual publication produced by the Children s Issues Coalition at the University of the West Indies, Mona. The series seeks to provide an avenue for the dissemination of research and experiences on children s health, development, behaviour and education, and to provide a forum for the discussion of these issues.

Author : Gerald R Adams,Gary Cameron,Nick Coady
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2007-04-19
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780889205185

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Moving Toward Positive Systems of Child and Family Welfare by Gerald R Adams,Gary Cameron,Nick Coady Pdf

Faced with rapidly changing social and economic conditions, service professionals, policy developers, and researchers have raised significant concerns about the Canadian child welfare system. This book draws inspiration from experiences with three broad, international child welfare paradigms—child protection, family service, and community healing/caring (First Nations)—to look at how specific practices in other countries, as well as alternative experiments in Canada, might foster positive innovations in the Canadian child welfare approach. Foundational values and purposes, systems design and policy, and organization and management are discussed, as are front-line service delivery, service provider work environments, and the realities of daily living for families. Informed by recent research, the contributors provide clear directions for policy, administration, and service-delivery reforms. Informing policy debates addressing child maltreatment and family welfare, this book will serve as a vital resource for managers, service providers, professionals, and students in the fields of social work, child and youth care, family studies, psychology, and special education.

Author : Marilyn Coleman,Lawrence H Ganong
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0761927131

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Handbook of Contemporary Families by Marilyn Coleman,Lawrence H Ganong Pdf

The Handbook of Contemporary Families explores how families have changed in the last 30 years and speculates about future trends. Editors Marilyn Coleman and Lawrence H. Ganong, along with a multidisciplinary group of contributors, critique the approaches used to study relationships and families while suggesting modern approaches for the new millennium. The Handbook looks at how changes within the contemporary family have been reflected in family law, family education, and family therapy. The Handbook of Contemporary Families is an excellent resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, educators, and practitioners who study and work with families in several disciplines, including Family Science, Human Development and Family Studies, Sociology, Marriage & Family Therapy, and Social Work.

Author : Blahoslav Kraus,Leona Stašová,Iva Junová
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030482992

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Contemporary Family Lifestyles in Central and Western Europe by Blahoslav Kraus,Leona Stašová,Iva Junová Pdf

This open access book brings together a unique set of comparative data from Western and Central Europe on how contemporary families live, and discusses the similarities and differences in family lifestyles in this region. The empirical data comes from the authors‘ original research derived from adult representatives of families with children in the Czech Republic, Germany, Latvia, Poland, Slovakia and Ukraine. The authors compare and interpret information on the social and economic situation of families, expressed satisfaction in their lifestyles, and leisure and media in the everyday life of families. Overall, the authors bring into the discussion both current knowledge and original empirical data on families and contribute to literature on the sociology of the family, particularly in Europe. This book is useful to researchers and students interested in family issues, along with professionals in the field of family care and social policy.

Author : Terry Arendell
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Page : 796 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1997-05-16
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : UCSC:32106018434420

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Contemporary Parenting by Terry Arendell Pdf

This edited volume addresses one of the central issues of family studies - parenting. Terry Arendell uses the social constructionist and the feminist lens to examine current controversies and issues of interest to family professionals and students. This important new volume deals with the history and demography of parenthood, parenting styles and structures, and issues of parenting within the broader community and policy context.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:633022453

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Contemporary Issues in Education by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anne Marie Ambert
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-22
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781317720560

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The Effect of Children on Parents by Anne Marie Ambert Pdf

Recognize the hidden costs and rewards of childrearing! The Effect of Children on Parents, Second Edition, thoughtfully explores the interactions by which parents and children change, develop, and sometimes affect each other negatively. Everyone knows that parents influence their children, but few people consider the ways in which children affect their parents. The love, satisfaction, and fulfillment children offer can change parents’lives. So can the stress, worry, and financial drain. The Effect of Children on Parents, Second Edition, honestly confronts these long-neglected issues of family dynamics. Taking a unique interdisciplinary approach, this book describes in great detail, with jargon-free language the various aspects of children's effects on their parents. This second edition contains an abundance of fresh information, including nine entirely new chapters that deal with such complex topics as the effects on parents of children with emotional, behavioral, and delinquency problems. The Effect of Children on Parents, Second Edition, asks and answers essential questions on the parent-child dynamic, including: what role does genetic inheritance play in children's responses to their parents? how do peers influence children and through them, their parents? what happens to parents when children are difficult or have emotional problems? what special considerations apply to minority or adoptive parents? how do adult childrem affect their aging parents? how does society support or undermine parents? what roadblocks prevent parents from being as effective as they would like to be? The Effect of Children on Parents, Second Edition, takes a brave look at this often ignored area of family dynamics, giving a richer, more complex, and ultimately more healing view of how humans interact in families. Professors, students, and experts in the fields of child development, family studies, and sociology of childhood and family will find this book a sophisticated tool in their desire to better understand and help families and children.

Author : Jon Bernardes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2008-02-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134711031

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Family Studies by Jon Bernardes Pdf

First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Vern L. Bengtson
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0761930655

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Sourcebook of Family Theory and Research by Vern L. Bengtson Pdf

This volume provides a diverse, eclectic, and paradoxically mature approach to theorizing and demonstrates how the development of theory is crucial to the future of family research.".

Author : Francine H. Jacobs
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351311069

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Evaluating Family Programs by Francine H. Jacobs Pdf

The diverse composition of American families and changing ways of raising our children have become subjects of intense scrutiny by researchers and policymakers in recent years. Shifting demographics and work patterns, growing numbers of women in the work force, teenage pregnancy, single-parent families, and the deinstitutionalization of the elderly, disabled, and mentally ill--all these trends have significantly affected family life. Evaluating Family Programs effectively bridges the gap between researchers and practitioners in order to bring practical, understandable advice to providers of family programs and to program funders and policymakers. Heather B. Weiss and Francine H. Jacobs have collected in this volume works which move outside the traditional approaches of their disciplines to create new models for delivering and evaluating services. This sets a mood of genuine inquiry and excitement about successful aspects of programs while maintaining openness about the limitations of both research and practice. By expanding the research model, this work is an attempt to understand reciprocal influences of extended family, culture, community, and social institutions. It urges those who advocate program accountability to understand that not all types of evaluations are appropriate for all programs, and it notes that limitations in current evaluation technologies make it difficult to evaluate outcomes. Evaluating Family Programs reminds the reader that in order to develop sound family policy we must look at children and families in context. Beacuse policymakers, program administrators, and informed citizens have come to rely more upon the results of evaluation research, we must improve our methods while not losing sight of its limitations. It is a thought-provoking contribution to the efforts of those who seek to support the American family with compassion, understanding, and realism.

Author : Bridget A. Walsh,Dana A. Weiser,Lydia DeFlorio,Melissa M. Burnham
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-31
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781351802345

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Introduction to Human Development and Family Studies by Bridget A. Walsh,Dana A. Weiser,Lydia DeFlorio,Melissa M. Burnham Pdf

Introduction to Human Development and Family Studies is the first text to introduce human development and family studies (HDFS) as inextricably linked areas of study, giving students a complex yet realistic view of individuals and families. Pioneers of research paradigms have acknowledged that the family is one setting in which human development occurs. Moreover, in many academic programs, the lines of these two disciplines blur and much work is inherently multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary. This book helps to fortify an understanding of HDFS and subareas within it. Vignettes from current HDFS students as well as new professionals, an overview of the lifespan stage(s) within the family context, a wide description of research methods and applications, current policy issues relevant to the area, and discussions of practice/careers coupled with strategies for pursuing specializations or careers in the area are hallmarks of this textbook. Introduction to Human Development and Family Studies is essential reading for students new to the major and minor wanting to know: What is HDFS? Who are the people involved in HDFS? Why is HDFS important? How does theory and research inform work in HDFS? What does the pursuit of being an ethical professional require? What are the key areas in HDFS? Incredibly user-friendly both on the page and online, the text also features the following resources: Chapter Summaries where the main points of each chapter are pinpointed at the end of every chapter for review and study. Key Terms listed and defined within the margins of every chapter, a complete Glossary at the end of the text, and Flashcards online for additional review and study. Challenge: Integration section at the end of each chapter that underscores concepts from the chapter and draws connections between content presented in other chapters. Journal Questions to encourage reflection about the content and encourage thinking about some of the content coupled with students’ own experiences. Suggested Resources that lists relevant websites, books, articles, and video links for further study. A Closer Look at Applied Experiences Appendix outlines the internship process and shows how the internship experience can be meaningful and useful, and a Consuming Research Appendix that focuses on what it means to be a consumer of research, the knowledge and skills consumers need, and considerations for transitioning from a consumer of research to a producer of research.

Author : Joyce A. Arditti
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781118348284

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Family Problems by Joyce A. Arditti Pdf

Family Problems: Stress, Risk, and Resilience presents an interdisciplinary collection of original essays that push the boundaries of family science to reflect the increasingly diverse complexity of family concerns in the modern world. Represents the most up-to-date family problem research while addressing such contemporary issues as parental incarceration, same sex marriage, health care disparities, and welfare reform Features brief chapter introductions that provide context and direction to guide the student to the heart of what’s important in the piece that follows Includes critical thinking questions to enhance the utility of the book for classroom use Responds to family problem issues through the lens of a social justice perspective

Author : Ileana Rogobete,Alexandru Neagoe
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498206297

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Contemporary Issues Facing Families by Ileana Rogobete,Alexandru Neagoe Pdf

The rapid social and economic changes, together with the growing diversity and complexity of family life, make it imperative for professionals to redefine the conceptual framework for understanding contemporary families towards more holistic approaches. The present volume brings together the contributions of different academics and practitioners working in various fields of activity: psychology, psychotherapy, sociology, social work, theology, education, medicine and other related disciplines. The deliberate goal of this interdisciplinary dialogue is a shift in the focus of the discourse regarding families from the all-too-common tendency of viewing them in terms of dysfunctions and pathological symptoms towards exploring and celebrating family strengths, resilience, hope and transformation.