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Widely adopted, this valued course text and practitioner guide has expanded the understanding of family normality and healthy functioning in our increasingly diverse society. The editor and contributors are at the forefront of research and clinical training. They describe the challenges facing contemporary families and ways in which clinicians can promote resilience. With consideration of sociocultural and developmental influences, chapters identify key family processes that nurture and sustain strong bonds in couples; dual-earner, divorced, single-parent, remarried, adoptive, and kinship care families; gay and lesbian families; culturally diverse families; and those coping with adversity, such as trauma, poverty, and chronic illness.New to This Edition*Reflects important research advances and the changing contexts of family life.*Additional chapter topics: kinship care, family rituals, evidence-based assessment, and neurobiology.*All chapters have been fully updated.Product Identifiers
PublisherGuilford Publications
ISBN-139781462525485
eBay Product ID (ePID)222862841
Product Key Features
Number of Pages592 Pages
Publication NameNormal Family Processes: Growing Diversity and Complexity
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2015
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaChildren & Family, Social Psychology
AuthorDeidre Ashton, Carol M. Anderson, Edward R Anderson, Leah Bloom, Froma Walsh
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height234 mm
Item Weight834 g
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EditorDeidre Ashton, Leah Bloom, Carol M. Anderson, Froma Walsh, Edward R Anderson
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States