Sociology of Family Life: Change and Diversity in Intimate Relations, Chambers Deborah, Gracia Pablo

Автор: Rosenblatt
Название: Knowing and Not Knowing in Intimate Relationships
ISBN: 1107562392 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107562394
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: Based on intensive interviews with thirty-seven adults, this book explores knowing and not knowing as central to couple relationships. Its qualitative, phenomenological approach builds on and adds to the largely quantitative social psychological, communications and family field literature to offer a new and accessible insight into the experience of intimacy.

Автор: Caldera Yvonne M., Lindsey Eric
Название: Mexican American Children and Families: Multidisciplinary Perspectives
ISBN: 0415854547 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415854542
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Описание: Offering new insight on Mexican American culture and families, this book provides an interdisciplinary examination of this growing population. Contributors from psychology, education, health, and social science review recent quantitative and qualitative literature on Mexican Americans. Using current theories, the cultural, social, inter- and intra-personal experiences that contribute to the well-being and adjustment of Mexican Americans are examined. As such the book serves as a seminal guide to those interested in moving away from the dominant deficit model that characterizes the majority of the literature. To ensure consistency and accessibility, each chapter features an introduction, literature review, summary, future directions and challenges, policy implications, and references.? Contributors review current education and health care policies and research that impact this population with the hope of guiding the development of policies and interventions that support well-being and adjustment. Highlights include a: -Normative and strength based perspective on Mexican American families. -Generational perspective that is common among Mexican American families. -Multidisciplinary review of the values, beliefs, practices, identities, educational resilience, and physical and mental health issues for a deeper understanding of this growing population.? -Focus specifically on Latinos of Mexican Origin with a highlight on the cultural, social, interpersonal, and intrapersonal experiences that contribute to well-being and adjustment. -Empirically grounded resource to guide the development of public policy and intervention approaches that support the well-being of families of Mexican origin. Part I provides an historical and demographic overview of Mexican Origin peoples in the US, the development of ethnic identity in these children, and theories for conducting research with this population. Part II highlights the family context in which Mexican-Origin children develop including characteristics that promote school readiness, values that promote successful co-parenting, and how Mexican American children learn by observing and pitching-in. The section concludes with a discussion of the concept of space and its role on the socialization of Mexican American children. The issues and challenges that Mexican American children face as they move through the US school system are examined in Part III. These chapters highlight the role that language development and bilingualism play in school success, the ways in which teachers can support the learning and development of these children, and the impact of parents’ involvement in children’s schooling.? Part IV examines mental health care systems including ways in which providers can improve participation and the quality of services, the factors that influence Mexican American parenting and the role these play in their children’s mental health, and the impact of acculturation and enculturation in the mental health of adolescents. Physical health is the focus of Part V.? Here the Hispanic Paradox, the occurrence of better health outcomes in immigrants compared to their U.S. born counterparts, is explored. These chapters attempt to disentangle the role that culture plays in the paradox, the benefits associated with traditional Mexican dietary practices and ways in which nutritionists can utilize these to promote healthier eating, informal health care practices that are traditional in the Mexican heritage and the factors that influence their usage, and the role of culture and behavior on physical health including maternal and infant health.? The book concludes with recommendations for future directions for research.? Ideal for advanced students, researchers, policy makers, and practitioners in human development and family studies, psychology, sociology, social work, education, and community health interested in Mexican Americans, this book serves as an excellent resource in graduate or advanced undergraduate courses on Mexican American culture, (Latin) Mexican American/Chicano or cross-cultural studies, cross cultural development, diversity, or race and ethnicity. Knowledge of social science or developmental theory is not assumed.

Автор: Roberts
Название: Puberty in Crisis
ISBN: 1107104726 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107104723
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: Puberty today is understood to be in crisis: many claim children are growing up too fast and becoming sexual too early. This book critically explores cultural, scientific and medical debates around contemporary changes to pubertal timing, using examples from news media, environmental campaigns and paediatric science and medicine.

Автор: Nicolas Guerda
Название: Contemporary Parenting
ISBN: 1848725744 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781848725744
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Описание: Through a global, multidisciplinary perspective, this book describes how four factors influence parenting practices: a countries historical and political background, the parent’s educational history, the economy and the parent’s financial standing, and advances in technology. Case studies that illustrate the impact these four factors have on parents in various regions help us better understand parenting in today’s global, interconnected world. Descriptions of parenting practices in countries from Europe, North and South America, Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean give readers a contemporary perspective. Both research and clinical implications when working with families from various cultures are integrated throughout. Part I reviews the four major factors that shape parenting practices.? Part II features cases written by contributors with extensive experience in parenting practice and research that bring to life the ways in which these four factors influence parenting within their region. Each chapter in Part II follows the same format to provide consistency for comparative purposes: an introduction, historical and political, economic, educational, and societal factors and parenting practices, and a conclusion. Each case reviews: Historical and political factors such as slavery, war, and natural disasters and how these factors impact cultural beliefs, parenting behaviors, and a child’s development Economic factors which impact the capacity for consistent, involved parenting which can result in low IQ, behavioral problems, depression, and domestic conflict and the need to account for financial factors when developing intervention programs Educational levels impact on parenting practices and their children’s achievements Advances in technology and its impact on parenting practices. Intended for graduate or advanced undergraduate courses in families in global context, immigrant families, family or public policy, multiculturalism or cross-cultural psychology, social or cultural development, counseling, social work, or international development taught in human development and family studies, psychology, social work, sociology, anthropology, racial studies, and international relations, this book also appeals to practitioners and researchers interested in family studies and child development and policy and program managers of governments, NGOs, and mental health agencies. ?

Автор: Stewart-Williams Steve
Название: Ape that Understood the Universe
ISBN: 1108732755 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108732758
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: This is the story of the strangest animal in the world: the human animal. Looking at our species through the eyes of an alien scientist, the book is framed as an answer to the alien`s questions about how our minds and culture evolved. Featuring a new foreword by Michael Shermer.

Автор: Pettigrew, Jonathan
Название: Stepfather-stepson communication
ISBN: 1433124327 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781433124327
Издательство: Peter Lang
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Описание: This book offers a novel analysis of communication in stepfather-stepson relationships and is one of the first to examine the ways stepfathers communicate and to integrate the perspectives of adolescents into research on stepfamily communication. In order to understand the complex dynamics of stepfamilies, Jonathan Pettigrew presents six case studies of different families. They are written as engaging narratives – including interviews – that offer flavorful accounts of family members and their relationships with each other. Pettigrew then looks across cases to identify, describe, and examine patterns of stepfather support. This book builds upon current understandings of stepfamily life by providing a descriptive and heuristic model of supportive stepfather-stepson communication, making it valuable for those who study and work with families.

Автор: Crosnoe, Robert (university Of Texas, Austin) Leventhal, Tama (tufts University, Massachusetts)
Название: Debating early child care
ISBN: 1107472059 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107472051
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: How can parents accurately understand the ways that child care affects children if the media translation of research goes awry? By examining this translation process, this book seeks to help scientists, journalists, and policymakers have a real impact on society, and assist parents in making informed decisions for their children.

Автор: Richard M. Lerner; Elizabeth E. Sparks; Laurie D.
Название: Family Diversity and Family Policy: Strengthening Families for America`s Children
ISBN: 0792386124 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780792386124
Издательство: Springer
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Описание: Describes the dimensions of diversity which characterize the contemporary American family and discusses the implications for public policy and associated intervention programs linked to this diversity. This book focuses on child poverty and argues that this topic may be usefully studied within the context of developmental systems theory.

Автор: Agnew
Название: Social Influences on Romantic Relationships
ISBN: 131663566X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781316635667
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: How do external factors influence close personal relationships? This volume presents theory and research by social and behavioral scientists on external influences on adult intimate relationships. The chapters bring together interdisciplinary perspectives, combining different methodologies and levels of analysis to address social influences at key stages of coupled relationships.

Автор: Milardo
Название: The Forgotten Kin
ISBN: 1107531543 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107531543
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: In this assessment of families, sociologist Robert M. Milardo demonstrates how aunts and uncles contribute to the daily lives of parents and their children. The Forgotten Kin aims to change the public discourse on families and renew an appreciation for the fundamentals of family ensembles and personal intimacies grounded in multiple relationships.

Автор: Crosnoe
Название: Debating Early Child Care
ISBN: 1107093295 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107093294
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: How can parents accurately understand the ways that child care affects children if the media translation of research goes awry? By examining this translation process, this book seeks to help scientists, journalists, and policymakers have a real impact on society, and assist parents in making informed decisions for their children.

Автор: Hedegaard
Название: Motives in Children`s Development
ISBN: 1107626889 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107626881
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: This book explores children`s development at home, in education and at play, bringing together both a historical and a contemporary view of the role of motives, experience and emotions in this process. The volume as a whole enriches cultural-historical theory about the meaning of motives in children`s development.