Description
First published in 1983. This is Volume 1 of two in a collection of on stress and the family. The books view the family as both producing and reacting to stress and attempt to identify the sources of stress from either inside or outside the family microsystem. Further, the volumes distinguish between sudden, unpredictable, and overwhelming catastrophic stress and the more normal, gradual, and cumulative life stressors encountered over the life span. Moreover, the series brings into focus several rich perspectives which effectively integrate the hundreds of generalizations about the functional and dysfunctional methods family members use to cope with stress.
Table of Contents
Preface to the Series, Acknowledgments, Contributors, Introduction, PART I: FAMILY TRANSITIONS, 1. Family Transitions: Adaptation to Stress, 2. The Marital Relationship: Boundaries and Ambiguities, 3. Sexuality: Developing Togetherness, 4. Parenthood: Stresses and Coping Strategies, 5. Parents and Adolescents: Push and Pull of Change, 6. Dual-Career Families: Strains of Sharing, 7. Divorce: Before, During, and After, 8. Single Parenting: Transitioning Alone, 9. Stepparenting: Blending Families, PART II: ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS ON THE FAMILY, 10. Family Adaptation to Environmental Demands, 11. Work and Family: Achieving a Balance, 12. Societal Stress: The Black Family, 13. Environmental Stress: The Rural Family, 14. Economic Stress: Family Financial Management, 15. Bridging Normative and Catastrophic Family Stress, References, Name Index, Volumes I and II, Subject Index, Volumes I and II
