Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

Preface

vii

 

Acknowledgments

xv

Chapter 1

Families Coping With Change: A Conceptual Overview   Sharon J. Price and Christine A. Price (With Patrick C. McKenry, posthumously)

1

Chapter 2

Conceptualizing Parental Stress with Family Stress Theory   Gary W. Peterson, Charles B. Hennon, and Terence Knox

25

Chapter 3

Stress and Coping in Later Life   Christine A. Price and Áine M. Humble

51

Chapter 4

Death, Dying, and Grief in Families   Colleen I. Murray, Katalin Toth, Barbara L. Larsen, and Shane Moulton

73

Chapter 5

Illness and Family Stress   Jeremy B. Yorgason

97

Chapter 6

Violence, Abuse, and Neglect in Families and Intimate Relationships   Richard J. Gelles

119

Chapter 7

Families Coping With Alcohol and Substance Abuse   Judith Fischer, Kevin P. Lyness, and Rachel Engler

141

Chapter 8

Mental Illness and Family Stress   Angle M. Schock-Giordano and Stephen M. Gavazzi

163

Chapter 9

Economic Stress and Families   Suzanne Bartholomae and Jonathan Fox

185

Chapter 10

Divorce: A Risk and Resilience Perspective   Mark A. Fine, Lawrence H. Ganong, and David H. Demo

211

Chapter 11

Stress and Coping Within the Context of Stepfamily Life   Kay Pasley and Michelle Lee

235

Chapter 12

Lesbian- and Gay-Parent Families: Development and Functioning   Abbie E. Goldberg

263

Chapter 13

Adaptation Among Immigrant Families: Resources and Barriers   Kevin Ray Bush, Stephanie A. Bohon, and Hyoun K. Kim

285

Chapter 14

Stress and Coping in African American Families   Pearl E. Stewart

311

Chapter 15

Homeless Families: An Extreme Stressor   Elizabeth W. Lindsey and Christina A. Sanchez

333

Chapter 16

Everyday Hassles and Family Stress   Heather M. Helms, Jill K. Walls, and David H. Demo

357

Chapter 17

The Impact of Military Duty and Military Life on Individuals and Families: Resources and Intervention   James A. Martin and Michelle D. Sherman

381

Chapter 18

Family, Stress, and Intervention   Melissa J. Herzog

399

 

Author Index

419

 

Subject Index

443

 

About the Editors

467

 

About the Contributors

469