A challenging look at the way relationships between parents and their adult children remain strong in the midst of social change.
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While many studies focus on the impact of social change on younger generations, Family Ties deals comprehensively with family relationships over a longer period of the life cycle and reveals misconceptions about grown children caring for their aging parents. John R. Logan and Gl…
A guide to communicating better within families explains how to untie the knots that often hamper important discussions and how to enhance personal relationships among family members by understanding the art of conversation and listening.
A guide to communicating better within families explains how to untie the knots that often hamper important discussions and how to enhance personal relationships among family members by understanding the art of conversation and listening.
Drawing on psychology, family studies, sociology, communication studies, and neuroscience, this volume is a comprehensive and current overview of relationship science written in an engaging and accessible style. The seventh edition includes new teaching tools and over 720 new re…
This qualitative study of 18 shared parenting couples explores men's and women's resourcefulness as they create together alternatives to traditional parenting patterns.
This qualitative study of 18 shared parenting couples explores men's and women's resourcefulness as they create together alternatives to traditional parenting patterns. Narrative accounts show a diversity of possible ways to organize family life so both mothers and fathers can b…
"The grandmother-granddaughter conversation examined in this book makes explicit what the detailed study of interaction reveals about two social problems - "bulimia" and "grandparent caregiving." For the first time, systematic attention is given to interactional activities throu…
"The grandmother-granddaughter conversation examined in this book makes explicit what the detailed study of interaction reveals about two social problems - "bulimia" and "grandparent caregiving." For the first time, systematic attention is given to interactional activities throu…
Vernon R. Wiehe describes the main types of family violence and ways of preventing and treating such behaviour. He uses actual case studies to illustrate the victims' experiences and perception of abuse.
"Providing an arresting and readable overview of family violence, Understanding Family Violence presents a thorough exploration of the major types of family violence and details the range of abusive behaviors perpetrated within family systems. Focusing on prevention and interven…
Chronic pain affects every facet of a patient's life, and nowhere is this more evident than in the complex arena of family life. "Chronic Pain and Family: a Clinical Perspective" examines typical family issues associated with prolonged illness, offering realistic ways to approac…
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 ch…