Families In Context

Author : Gene H. Starbuck,Karen Saucier Lundy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317264903

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Families in Context by Gene H. Starbuck,Karen Saucier Lundy Pdf

The most thoroughly updated edition yet, this book offers students perspectives of changes in marriage and family over time, including the impact of the Great Recession and of new media technologies. A hallmark of Families in Context remains the well-researched, data-driven quality of the text. Beyond presenting thoroughly updated statistics and literature, each chapter examines new trends and assesses their implications for students' lives. The underlying presentation remains balanced, theoretically grounded, and accessible to a wide variety of classes, allowing students of all ages and family backgrounds to draw their own conclusions about controversial topics. Features of the new edition include coverage of the Affordable Care Act; new social media and families; the latest trends in poverty, education, social mobility, gender, identities and healthcare; updated 'In the News' features and author-created PowerPoint slides.

Author : Gene H. Starbuck
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317259671

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Families in Context Study Guide by Gene H. Starbuck Pdf

This Study Guide is designed to help students review and apply the material presented in the textbook, "Families in Context." Many of the sample questions were originally prepared by Wanda Clark for the first edition of the textbook. The organization of this study guide corresponds to chapters in "Families in Context."To learn more about the "Families in Context" main text, please visit the bookpage here: Families In Context, Second Edition, Revised & Updated

Author : Marilyn Ihinger-Tallman,Teresa M. Cooney
Publisher : Roxbury Publishing Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Families
ISBN : 1931719071

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Families in Context by Marilyn Ihinger-Tallman,Teresa M. Cooney Pdf

Marilyn Ihinger-Tallman and Teresa M. Cooney's Families in Context introduces foundational ideas and concepts about families and applies them to issues and events relevant to today's college student population. This comprehensive but concise paperback---written in clear, student-friendly language---fills the following needs not being met by existing texts: * The text is structured consistently, featuring an overarching framework that combines family systems theory and ecological systems theory. This approach bridges both micro- and macro-perspectives on families. * Each chapter places families squarely within their respective environments---their neighborhood, community, and national context---and provides conceptual linkages between the different aspects of family life. * Diversity is integrated into each chapter. * The text's emphasis on social context allows the exploration of families in at least three ways: (1) how individuals live out their intimate experiences within families and communities; (2) the impact of family groups on their neighborhoods and communities, and vice versa; and (3) the ways in which the larger social contexts influence families within different class levels and racial groups. * The book's brevity and reasonable price allow ample time for instructors to easily supplement their courses with additional materials. Each chapter opens with a "Did You Know?" box, detailing ideas related to chapter content and preparing students for the chapter's topics. Similarly, a box entitled "Things to Think About" offers questions, definitions, or comments intended to provoke students' critical thinking. The text provides a "hands-on" approach by featuring critical-thinking activities at the end of each chapter, enabling students to apply learned concepts and principles. Finally, additional readings and a glossary of relevant theoretical concepts are provided.

Author : Charles B. Hennon,Stephan M. Wilson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011-02-14
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781136867101

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Families in a Global Context by Charles B. Hennon,Stephan M. Wilson Pdf

Learn what trends and factors are influencing families globally How are families the same or different around the world? Families in a Global Context puts the similarities and differences into perspective, presenting an in-depth comparative analysis of family life in 17 countries around the world. Contributors discuss different countries' family life by using a standard framework to review major influences and patterns. The framework allows readers to do comparative reflection across several countries on a variety of daily living elements, including social and economic forces such as urbanization and modernization, changes in gender/courtship/spousal patterns, and war. This book provides an informative illustration of current as well as future trends of family life worldwide. Each chapter in Families in a Global Context describes customary types of family patterns within each country’s social organization and culture. Important social, economic, political, and other trends are explored in detail, and major ethnic, religious, or other subcultures are noted emphasizing marriage and family patterns that differ from the more typical ones. The book is extensively referenced and includes tables to clearly present data. Countries explored in Families in a Global Context include: European countries of Wales, Sweden, Germany, Romania, and Italy African countries of Sierra Leone, South Africa, and Kenya Middle Eastern countries of Turkey and Iran Asian and Oceanian countries of India, China, the Philippines, and Australia Latin American countries of Brazil, Mexico, and Cuba Topics discussed for each country in Families in a Global Context include: demographics mate selection patterns with an emphasis on the dynamics of couple formation marital roles the place and role of children and parenting in families socialization for gender roles differences in education, employment, and other opportunities major stressors affecting families, coping, and adaptation aging and life expectancy issues and much more! Families in a Global Context is an insightful resource for researchers, educators, and advanced undergraduate and graduate students investigating comparative family topics of family life around the world and in cultural context.

Author : Gerald R. Leslie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 714 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Social Science
ISBN : MINN:31951000038322X

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The Family in Social Context by Gerald R. Leslie Pdf

Fully updated, this comprehensive and engaging introduction to the sociology of the family offers cross-cultural and historical coverage of a timely topic. For this new edition the authors have added a glossary, expanded and revised many of the chapters, and included a short outline at thebeginning of each chapter to provide an overview of material covered. An entirely new section on adoption has been added, and the chapter on dual career families greatly expanded.

Author : David L. Balch,Carolyn Osiek
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 080283986X

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Early Christian Families in Context by David L. Balch,Carolyn Osiek Pdf

Typical studies of marriage and family in the early Christian period focus on very limited evidence found in Scripture. This interdisciplinary book offers a broader, richer picture of the first Christian families by drawing together research by experts ranging from archaeologists to ancient historians. By exploring the nature of households in the ancient Greco-Roman world, the contributors assemble a new understanding of ancient Christian families that is both compelling and instructive. Divided into six parts, the book covers key aspects of ancient family life, from meals and child-rearing to women's roles and the lives of slaves. Three concluding chapters explore the implications of all this information for theological education today. Contributors: David L. Balch Suzanne Dixon J. Albert Harrill Ross S. Kraemer Christian Laes Peter Lampe Amy-Jill Levine Margaret Y. MacDonald Dale Martin Eric M. Meyers Margaret M. Mitchell Carolyn Osiek Beryl Rawson Richard Saller Timothy F. Sedgwick Monika Trumper Andrew Wallace-Hadrill

Author : Alan Booth,Susan L. Brown,Nancy S Landale,Wendy D. Manning,Susan M. McHale
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2011-12-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781461414353

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Early Adulthood in a Family Context by Alan Booth,Susan L. Brown,Nancy S Landale,Wendy D. Manning,Susan M. McHale Pdf

Early Adulthood in a Family Context, based on the 18th annual National Symposium on Family Issues, emphasizes the importance of both the family of origin and new and highly variable types of family formation experiences that occur in early adulthood. This volume showcases new theoretical, methodological, and measurement insights in hopes of advancing understanding of the influence of the family of origin on young adults' lives. Both family resources and constraints with respect to economic, social, and human capital are considered.

Author : Philip A. Cowan,Carolyn Pape Cowan,Jennifer C. Ablow,Vanessa Kahn Johnson,Jeffrey R. Measelle
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2005-05-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135637088

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The Family Context of Parenting in Children's Adaptation to Elementary School by Philip A. Cowan,Carolyn Pape Cowan,Jennifer C. Ablow,Vanessa Kahn Johnson,Jeffrey R. Measelle Pdf

The Family Context of Parenting in Children's Adaptation to Elementary School is a result of a longitudinal prevention study of 100 families begun the year before their first children entered kindergarten. Each family went through an assessment and then a subset was randomly chosen for group intervention. The children in both groups were then studied as they progressed through kindergarten and first grade to assess the quality of their adaptation to the school environment. The text focuses on how parent-child relationships are only one determinant of a child's academic competence, social competence, and behavior. Rather, these relationships must be understood in the context of the role they play within the family as a system. It also addresses the recent challenges to claims about the impact of parents on their children's development. The book sheds additional light on family influences within the larger social environment as a key determinant of the quality of children's adjustment to schooling. It appeals to scientists, professionals, and parents alike.

Author : Karen Korabik,Zeynep Aycan,Roya Ayman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-07
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317553915

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The Work-Family Interface in Global Context by Karen Korabik,Zeynep Aycan,Roya Ayman Pdf

Based on a sweeping, ten country study, The Work-Family Interface in Global Context comprises the most comprehensive and rigorous cross-cultural study of the work-family interface to date. Just as work-family conflict is associated with negative consequences for workers, organizations, and societies, so too can the work and family domains interact positively to enhance or enrich one another. Drawing on qualitative, quantitative, and policy-based data, chapters in this collection explore the influence of culture on the work-family interface in order to help researchers and managers understand the applicability of work-family models in a variety of contexts and further conceptualize work-family interactions through the development of a more universal knowledge. Members of the Project 3535 Team: Karen Korabik, University of Guelph, Canada. Zeynep Aycan, Koç University, Turkey. Roya Ayman, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA. Artiawati, University of Surabaya, Indonesia. Anne Bardoel, Monash University, Australia. Anat Drach-Zahavy, University of Haifa, Israel. Leslie B. Hammer, Portland State University, USA. Ting-Pang Huang, Soochow University, Taiwan. Donna S. Lero, University of Guelph, Canada. Tripti Pande-Desai, New Delhi Institute of Management, India. Steven Poelmans, EADA Business School, Spain. Ujvala Rajadhyaksha, Governors State University, USA. Anit Somech, University of Haifa, Israel. Li Zhang, Harbin Institute of Technology, China.

Author : Salvador MINUCHIN,Bernice L. Rosman,Lester Baker,Salvador Minuchin
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009-06-30
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780674041103

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Psychosomatic Families by Salvador MINUCHIN,Bernice L. Rosman,Lester Baker,Salvador Minuchin Pdf

Author : K. Marjoribanks
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789401599801

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Family and School Capital: Towards a Context Theory of Students' School Outcomes by K. Marjoribanks Pdf

This book represents a major advance in examining the problem of how to reduce inequalities in the educational and occupational attainment of students from different socio-economic, ethnic and race group backgrounds. It integrates qualitative and quantitative research orientations and methodologies. A set of family and school measures is included that might be used by researchers and students as they examine the context theory, and by educators involved in school reform programs.

Author : Ilona Ostner,Christoph Schmitt
Publisher : VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2008-02-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 3531145649

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Family Policies in the Context of Family Change by Ilona Ostner,Christoph Schmitt Pdf

This special issue of the Zeitschrift für Familienforschung is based on policy reports for a comparative project that investigated the interaction between changing family forms, changing employment patterns, and family policies in the Nordic Countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden, and Norway), The Netherlands, the United Kingdom and G- many. The project was financed by the Nordic Council of Ministers' Welfare Research Programme (2002-2005). Jonathan Bradshaw, Professor of Social Policy, University of York, UK, and Aksel Hatland, Research Director, NOVA, Oslo, Norway, chaired the p- ject. The project team included senior national experts and younger researchers from each country in the study. These were: National experts Peter Abrahamson: Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Ulla Björnberg: Professor of Sociology, Goteborg University, Sweden Dr. Gudny Björk Eydal: Lecturer in Social Work and Sociology, University of Reykjavik, Iceland Katja Forssén: Professor of Social Work, University of Turku, Finland Trudie Knijn: Professor of Social Science, Utrecht University, The Netherlands Stefan Olafsson: Professor of Sociology, University of Reykjavik, Iceland Ilona Ostner: Professor of Social Policy, University of Göttingen, Germany Dr. Anne Skevik: Senior Researcher, NOVA, Oslo, Norway Veli-Matti Ritakallio: Professor of Social Policy, University of Turku, Finland Young researchers Lillemor Dahlgren: Research Assistant, Dept. of Sociology, Goteborg University, Sweden Dr. Naomi Finch: Research Fellow, Social Policy Research Unit, University of York, UK Anne-Mari Jaakola: Doctoral Student, Dept.

Author : Ray D. Peters,Bonnie Leadbeater,Robert J. McMahon
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2006-11-22
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780387238241

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Resilience in Children, Families, and Communities by Ray D. Peters,Bonnie Leadbeater,Robert J. McMahon Pdf

Despite the numerous benefits derived from major technological and medical innovations of the past century, we continue to live in a world rife with significant social problems and challenges. Children continue to be born into lives of poverty; others must confront daily their parent’s mental illness or substance abuse; still others live amid chronic family discord or child abuse. For some of these children, life’s difficulties become overwhelming. Their enduring trauma can lead to a downward spiral, until their behavioral and emotional problems become lifelong barriers to success and wellbeing. Almost no one today would deny that the world is sometimes an inhospitable, even dangerous, place for our youth. Yet most children—even those living in high-risk environments—appear to persevere. Some even flourish. And this begs the question: why, in the face of such great odds, do these children become survivors rather than casualties of their environments? For many decades, scholars have pursued answers to the mysteries of resilience. Now, having culled several decades of research findings, the editors of this volume offer an in-depth, leading-edge description and analysis of Resilience in Children, Families and Communities: Linking Context to Practice and Policy. The book is divided into three readily accessible sections that both define the scope and limits of resilience as well as provide hands-on programs that families, neighborhoods, and communities can implement. In addition, several chapters provide real-life intervention strategies and social policies that can be readily put into practice. The goal: to enable children to develop more effective problem-solving skills, to help each child to improve his or her self-image, and to define ways in which role models can affect positive outcomes throughout each child’s lifetime. For researchers, clinicians, and students, Resilience in Children, Families and Communities: Linking Context to Practice and Policy is an essential addition to their library. It provides practical information to inform greater success in the effort to encourage resilience in all children and to achieve positive youth development.

Author : Anne-Marie Ambert
Publisher : Addison-Wesley Longman
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-07
Category : Families
ISBN : 0321901630

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Changing Families by Anne-Marie Ambert Pdf

Note: To purchase the eText, please search for ISBN 10: ISBN 10: 0321968581 ISBN 13: 9780321968586 Changing Families: Relationships in Context is the first family textbook in North America to integrate innovative research from sociology, demography, and psychology in a comprehensive manner. It includes both a wider range of theoretical perspectives and a larger spectrum of contexts and topics than most family textbooks. This third Canadian edition reflects more recent changes in the contexts within which Canadian families live, covering topics such as low fertility rates, immigrant and transnational families in Canada, aging populations around the globe, the major shifts of economic power in recent years, and more.

Author : Gerald R. Leslie
Publisher : New York : Oxford University Press
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : UOM:39015004181601

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The Family in Social Context by Gerald R. Leslie Pdf

Fully updated, this comprehensive and engaging introduction to the sociology of the family offers cross-cultural and historical coverage of a timely topic. For this new edition the authors have added a glossary, expanded and revised many of the chapters, and included a short outline at thebeginning of each chapter to provide an overview of material covered. An entirely new section on adoption has been added, and the chapter on dual career families greatly expanded.