Review: Families & Change: Coping With Stressful Events and Transitions

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4th ed. "Integrating research, theory, and application from a variety of disciplines, the Fourth Edition of this best-selling text offers students a deep understanding of family transitions. Each chapter presents the latest scholarship from leaders in the field on modern family changes and stressors, as well as resources for intervention and mechanisms for learning."--Jacket. Families coping with change : a conceptual overview / Sharon J. Price and Christine A. Price (with Patrick G. McKenry, posthumously) -- Conceptualizing parental stress with family stress theory / Gary W. Peterson, Charles B. Hennon, and Terence Knox -- Stress and coping in later life / Christine A. Price and Áine M. Humble -- Death, dying, and grief in families / Colleen I. Murray [and others] -- Illness and family stress / Jeremy B. Yorgason -- Violence, abuse, and neglect in families and intimate relationships / Richard J. Gelles -- Families coping with alcohol and substance abuse / Judith Fischer, Kevin P. Lyness, and Rachel Engler -- Mental illness and family stress / Angie M. Schock-Giordano and Stephen M. Gavazzi -- Economic stress and families / Suzanne Bartholomae and Jonathan Fox -- Divorce : a risk and resilience perspective / Mark A. Fine, Lawrence H. Ganong, and David H. Demo -- Stress and coping within the context of stepfamily life / Kay Pasley and Michelle Lee -- Lesbian- and gay-parent families : development and functioning / Abbie E. Goldberg -- Adaptation among immigrant families : resources and barriers / Kevin Ray Bush, Stephanie A. Bohon, and Hyoun K. Kim -- Stress and coping in African American families / Pearl E. Stewart -- Homeless families : an extreme stressor / Elizabeth W. Lindsey and Christina A. Sanchez -- Everyday hassles and family stress / Heather M. Helms, Jill K. Walls, and David H. Demo -- The impact of military duty and military life on individuals and families : resources and intervention / James A. Martin and Michelle D. Sherman -- Family, stress, and intervention / Melissa J. Herzog.