ISBN:
0805833471
,
9780805833478
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xiii, 386 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2010 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Resilience Across Contexts : Family, Work, Culture, and Community
DDC:
306.85/0973
Keywords:
Resilience (Personality trait)
;
Families
Abstract:
A number of societal risks pose serious challenges to families' well-being, many of which cut across divisions of class and race. These challenges include: changes in the labor market and economy; the increasing participation of mothers in the labor force
Description / Table of Contents:
Front Cover; Resilience Across Contexts; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Part I: Economic Resources, Family Adjustment, and Student Achievement; 1. The Well-Being of Children in a Changing Economy: Time for a New Social Contract in America: Leslie S. Gallay and Constance A. Flanagan; 2. Stressful Experiences and the Psychological Functioning of African-American and Puerto Rican Families and Adolescents: Ronald D. Taylor, Leanne Jacobson, Antoinette U. Rodriguez, Antonio Dominguez, Rafael Cantic, Janice Doney, Amy Boccuti, Jessica Alejandro, and Catalina Tobon
Description / Table of Contents:
3. The Economic and Psychological Dynamics of Nonresident Paternal Involvement: Paul FlorsheimPart II: Employment, Family Functioning, and Child and Adolescent Outcomes; 4. Another Look at the Elephant: Child Care in the Nineties: Deborah Lowe Vandell, Kim Dadisman, and Kathleen Gallagher; 5. Maternal Employment Influences on Early Adolescent Development: A Contextual View: Jacqueline V. Lerner and E. Ree Noh; 6. Maternal Employment: Effects of Social Context: Lois Wladis Hoffman; Part III: Family Structures, Parental Involvement, and the Psychological Functioning of Children and Adolescents
Description / Table of Contents:
7. The Impact of Divorce on Adjustment During Adolescence: Christy M. Buchanan8. The Myths and Realities of African-American Fatherhood: Edmund W. Gordon; 9. Make Room for Daddy II: The Positive Effects of Fathers' Role in Adolescent Development: Marc A. Zimmerman, Deborah A. Salem, and Paul C. Notaro; Part IV: Culture, Immigration, Acculturation, and Family Relations and Achievement; 10. Profiles in Resilience: Educational Achievement and Ambition Among Children of Immigrants in Southern Californial: Rubén G. Rumbaut
Description / Table of Contents:
11. Agency and School Performance Among Urban Latino Youth: Leslie Reese, Kendall Kroesen, and Ronald Gallimore12. Cultural Explanations for the Role of Parenting in the School Success of Asian-American Children: RuthK. Chao; Author Index; Subject Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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