05476oam 2200709I 450 991046148650332120200520144314.01-283-45912-497866134591211-136-50586-50-203-14552-610.4324/9780203145524 (CKB)2670000000148564(EBL)957488(OCoLC)798533205(SSID)ssj0000652810(PQKBManifestationID)11384577(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000652810(PQKBWorkID)10643182(PQKB)10856183(MiAaPQ)EBC957488(Au-PeEL)EBL957488(CaPaEBR)ebr10534930(CaONFJC)MIL345912(OCoLC)1000437791(EXLCZ)99267000000014856420180706d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFamilies with futures family studies into the 21st century /Meg Wilkes Karraker, Janet R. Grochowski2nd ed.New York, N.Y. :Psychology Press,2012.1 online resource (417 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-88590-6 0-415-88556-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; Families with Futures; Copyright Page; Brief Contents; Detailed Contents; List of Boxes; List of Figures; List of Tables; About the Authors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: The Art and Science of Family Studies; 1. The Changing World of Families; Chapter Outline; Chapter Preview; Shifting Concepts of Family in a Diverse World; Family as a Social Construct; Demography and Change; Migration and Transnational Families; Race and Ethnicity; Gender; Sexual Orientations; Family Diversity and Ethnocentrism; The Significance of Families; The Importance of Families for IndividualsThe Consequences of Families for CommunitiesThe Gravity of Families for Humanity; A Twenty-first Century Reconstruction of Family; Families in Decline or Families in Transition?; Families as Resilient Strategic Living Communities; The Interdiscipline of Family Studies; Core Disciplines of Family Studies; The Art and Science of Family Studies; Key Terms; Learning Activities; 2. Family Scholarship in Action: Theories, Methods, and Ethics; Chapter Outline; Chapter Preview; Theories for Understanding Families; Exchange or Rational Choice Theory; Symbolic Interaction TheoryFamily Life Course Development TheoryFamily Systems Theory; Family Ecology Theory; Structural Functional Theory; Conflict Theory; Feminist Theory; Family Theories into the Twenty-first Century; Research Methods: Gathering Information about Families; Experiments; Observation; Surveys; Case Studies; Archival Research; Triangulation and Research across Time and Space; Evaluation Research; Conclusions: How Will You Explore Families in Meaningful, Realistic, Ethical Ways?; Ethical Imperatives; Key Terms; Learning Activities; Part II: From Risk to Resilience3. Risk and Resilience: Families at Their BestChapter Outline; Chapter Preview; Resilience Research Construct: Foundations; From a Pathogenic to a Salutogenic Perspective; Family Stress Theory and Research Models; Family Meanings: Perceptions and Appraisals; Family Coping: Adjustment and Adaptation; Resilience Protective Factors; Individuals' Protective Factors; Families' Protective Factors; Family Rituals, Routines, and Time; Family Stories; Resilience Processes; Families' Protective Processes; Community Protective Processes; Relational Processes: Family Resilience DeterminantsLocal, National, and Global Public PolicyImplications for Research and Applications; Families as Strategic Living Communities; Key Terms; Learning Activities; 4. Family Health: Beyond Illness and Disease; Chapter Outline; Chapter Preview; Defining Family Health and Healing; Why Study Family Health?; Conventional and Complementary Approaches to Healing; Transdisciplinary Approaches; Ecological Models of Family Health; Interactive Determinants of Family Health Model; Biological Determinants: Family Health Histories; Behavioral Determinants: Family Choices and PatternsSociological Determinants: Disparities in Family HealthNoted for its interdisciplinary approach to family studies, Families with Futures provides an engaging, contemporary look at the discipline's theories, methods, essential topics, and career opportunities. Featuring strong coverage of theories and methods, readers explore family concepts and processes through a positive prism. Concepts are brought to life through striking examples from everyday family life and cutting-edge scholarship. Throughout, families are viewed as challenged but resilient. Each chapter opens with a preview of the chapter content and coFamiliesStudy and teachingFamily life educationElectronic books.FamiliesStudy and teaching.Family life education.306.85Karraker Meg Wilkes.975193Grochowski Janet R975194MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461486503321Families with futures2220401UNINA