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Handbook of Social Support and the Family
. Ed(S): Pierce, Gregory R.; Sarason, I. G. (University Of Washington)
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Description for Handbook of Social Support and the Family
hardcover. Provides the collation and integration of social support and family research. This book addresses conceptual and methodological issues; the role of social support in family relationships; stress; clinical problems; and support needs for families. It is for researchers, clinicians, and graduate students in community, counseling, and developmental. Editor(s): Pierce, Gregory R.; Sarason, I. G. (University of Washington). Series: Springer Series on Stress and Coping. Num Pages: 573 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSB; MMJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2960.
While insights sometimes are slow in coming, they often seem obvious when they finally arrive. This handbook is an outcome of the insight that the topics of social support and the family are very closely linked. Obvious as this might seem, the fact remains that the literatures dealing with social support and the family have been deceptively separate and distinct. For example, work on social support began in the 1970s with the accumulation of evidence that social ties and social integration play important roles in health and personal adjustment. Even though family members are often the key social supporters of ... Read more
While insights sometimes are slow in coming, they often seem obvious when they finally arrive. This handbook is an outcome of the insight that the topics of social support and the family are very closely linked. Obvious as this might seem, the fact remains that the literatures dealing with social support and the family have been deceptively separate and distinct. For example, work on social support began in the 1970s with the accumulation of evidence that social ties and social integration play important roles in health and personal adjustment. Even though family members are often the key social supporters of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
573
Condition
New
Series
Springer Series on Stress and Coping
Number of Pages
573
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306452321
SKU
V9780306452321
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Reviews for Handbook of Social Support and the Family
`Valuable to anyone who is concerned with the study of families.' Choice `Well-referenced and up-to-date...of lasting value.' Child and Family Behavior Therapy