Stress And The Family

Edited by Hamilton L. McCubbin, CHarles R. Figley

Preface to the Series, Acknowledgments, Contributors, Introduction, PART I: FAMILY TRANSITIONS, 1. Family Transitions: Adaptation to Stress, 2. The Marital Relationship: Boundaries and Ambiguities, 3. Sexuality: Developing Togetherness, 4. Parenthood: Stresses and Coping Strategies, 5. Parents and Adolescents: Push and Pull of Change, 6. Dual-Career Families: Strains of Sharing, 7. Divorce: Before, During, and After, 8. Single Parenting: Transitioning Alone, 9. Stepparenting: Blending Families, PART II: ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS ON THE FAMILY, 10. Family Adaptation to Environmental Demands, 11. Work and Family: Achieving a Balance, 12. Societal Stress: The Black Family, 13. Environmental Stress: The Rural Family, 14. Economic Stress: Family Financial Management, 15. Bridging Normative and Catastrophic Family Stress, References, Name Index, Volumes I and II, Subject Index, Volumes I and II