American Families in Crisis: A Reference Handbook

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ISBN: 9781598841640 | 1598841645
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 3/3/2009

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An authoritative reference that helps general readers understand the varieties of crises impacting modern day families and the intervention techniques designed to resolve them.

List of Tables	p. xv
List of Figures	p. xvii
Preface	p. xix
Background and History	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
Stress: Basic Terminology and Concepts	p. 2
Primary and Secondary Stressors	p. 4
Theories of Stress	p. 5
Han Selye's Theory	p. 5
Karl Menninger's Theory	p. 6
Meyer Friedman and Ray Rosenman's Theory	p. 7
Family Stress and Crises	p. 8
Developmental Crisis	p. 8
Situational Crisis	p. 9
Traumatic Crisis	p. 9
History of Family Crisis Intervention	p. 12
The ABCX Model	p. 13
Examples of Prevention and Enrichment Programs	p. 18
Examples of Family Intervention Programs	p. 19
Special Considerations for Children	p. 21
Characteristics of Strong and Resilient Families	p. 23
Summary	p. 26
References	p. 27
Problems, Controversies, and Solutions	p. 31
Introduction	p. 31
Addiction	p. 32
Implications for Family Life	p. 36
Approaches to Therapy	p. 38
Adolescent Runaways	p. 39
Characteristics of Runaways	p. 40
Intervention for Teenage Runaways	p. 41
Unemployment	p. 42
Trends and Patterns of Unemployment	p. 43
Implications for Family Life	p. 45
Infidelity	p. 47
Online Infidelity: Cheating on the Internet	p. 49
Divorce	p. 50
Implications for Family Life	p. 52
Effects of Divorce on Children	p. 56
Chronic Disease and Illness	p. 57
Implications for Family Life	p. 60
Caring for Aging Family Members	p. 62
Implications for Family Life	p. 65
The Dark Side of Caregiving: Elder Abuse	p. 66
Caregiving Support and Assistance	p. 67
Summary	p. 68
References	p. 69
Special U.S. Issues	p. 81
Introduction	p. 81
Domestic Violence	p. 82
Partner Abuse	p. 83
Child Abuse	p. 84
Implications for Family Life	p. 86
School Violence	p. 87
Bullying and School Violence	p. 91
Implications for Family Life	p. 92
Natural Disasters	p. 93
Implications for Family Life	p. 94
Deployed Military Families	p. 96
Implications for Family Life	p. 97
Teenage Suicide	p. 101
Implications for Family Life	p. 104
Summary	p. 105
References	p. 106
Chronology	p. 117
References	p. 133
Biographical Sketches	p. 137
Constance	p. 137
Data and Documents	p. 163
Introduction	p. 163
Addiction	p. 164
Unemployment	p. 171
Divorce	p. 172
Chronic Illness and Disease	p. 176
Caring for Aging Family Members	p. 181
Domestic Violence	p. 183
School Violence	p. 189
Natural Disasters	p. 200
Deployed Military Families	p. 203
Adolescent Suicide	p. 207
References	p. 211
Directory of Organizations	p. 213
Addiction	p. 213
Adolescent Runaways	p. 215
Unemployment	p. 218
Infidelity	p. 220
Divorce	p. 222
Chronic Illness and Disease	p. 224
Caring for Aging Family Members	p. 226
Domestic Violence	p. 228
School Violence	p. 231
Natural Disasters	p. 234
Deployed Military Families	p. 237
Adolescent Suicide	p. 239
Selected Print and Nonprint Resources	p. 243
Books	p. 244
Addiction	p. 244
Adolescent Runaways	p. 246
Unemployment	p. 248
Infidelity	p. 250
Divorce	p. 252
Chronic Illness and Disease	p. 254
Caring for Aging Family Members	p. 256
Domestic Violence	p. 258
School Violence	p. 261
Natural Disasters	p. 264
Deployed Military Families	p. 266
Adolescent Suicide	p. 268
Research Journals	p. 270
Addiction	p. 270
Adolescent Runaways	p. 270
Unemployment	p. 271
Infidelity	p. 272
Divorce	p. 273
Chronic Illness and Disease	p. 274
Caring for Aging Family Members	p. 275
Domestic Violence	p. 275
School Violence	p. 276
Natural Disasters	p. 277
Deployed Military Families	p. 278
Adolescent Suicide	p. 278
DVDs/Videotapes	p. 279
Addiction	p. 279
Adolescent Runaways	p. 280
Unemployment	p. 280
Infidelity	p. 281
Divorce	p. 281
Chronic Illness and Disease	p. 282
Caring for Aging Family Members	p. 282
Domestic Violence	p. 283
School Violence	p. 283
Natural Disasters	p. 284
Deployed Military Families	p. 285
Adolescent Suicide	p. 286
Links to Additional Resources	p. 286
Family Health and Well-Being	p. 286
Family Policy	p. 287
Government Agencies Serving Families	p. 289
National Family Organizations	p. 290
Family Research Sites	p. 292
Glossary	p. 293
Index	p. 297
About the Author	p. 307
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American Families in Crisis: A Reference Handbook

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