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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455851203321

Autore

Sheppard Michael

Titolo

Prevention and coping in child and family care [[electronic resource] ] : mothers in adversity coping with child care / / Michael Sheppard with Mirka Gr?ohn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004

ISBN

1-283-90485-3

1-84642-433-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (354 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Gr?ohnMirka

Disciplina

362.7

Soggetti

Child care - Psychological aspects

Family services

Mothers - Psychology

Mothers - Services for - United States

Dysfunctional families

Stress (Psychology)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Prevention and Coping in Child and Family Care; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: Context; 1. Policy, Prevention and Practice; 2. Dimensions of Coping; 3. Parenting; 4. Context, Study Methods; Part II: Problems and Stressors; 5. Women's Construction of Problems; 6. Ascribing Responsibility and Blame; 7. The Context for Coping: Associated Problems; Part III: Direct Coping; 8. Child-controlling Strategies; 9. Child-responsive Coping; 10. Emotion- and Self-focused Coping Strategies; 11. Four Case Studies; Part IV: Using Social Support; 12. Informal Support

13. Seeking Help from Social Services14. Client Discourses of Judgements on Social Services; 15. Referral for Support to Outside Agencies; Part V: Epilogue; 16. Women's Appraisal of their Coping; 17. Conclusions: Prevention and Coping in Child and Family Care; References; Subject Index; Author Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book considers the important question of mothers' coping



strategies when they are in adversity. Drawing upon the women's own accounts, it focuses not only on what they do themselves to deal with their problems, but how they integrate their own problem solving approaches with the use of supports.