Becoming A Family : Parents' Stories and Their Implications for Practice, Policy, and Research

ISBN-13: 9780805819618 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 240 str.

Rena D. Harold

Opis

This work seeks to enhance understanding of family-life development by shedding light on the meanings that family members ascribe to the developmental process of becoming a family. This is achieved by qualitative analysis of narratives through which individuals explain their thinking and behaviour.

Recenzje

"...highly valuable integration of practice and research literature..."
—READINGS: A Journal of Reviews and Commentary in Mental Health

"As the title suggests, this book is a valuable resource for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers in the area of family development. Rena D. Harold and her colleagues report on a qualitative research project that provides important information on individual and family development related to the transition to parenthood....The open-ended narratives provide a wealth of rich data, and Harold and colleagues clearly illustrate the relevance of their research to previous work and emphasize its importance for future investigations."
—Journal of Marriage and Family

Spis treści

Contents: R.D. Harold, P.S. Bolea, Telling the Family Story: The Backdrop. R.D. Harold, M.L. Palmiter, S.A. Lynch, C.R. Freedman-Doan, J.S. Eccles, Telling the Family Story: The Process. P.S. Bolea, Talking About Identity: Individual, Family, and Intergenerational Issues. C.R. Freedman-Doan, Narratives of Temperament: How Can Children in the Same Family Be So Different? L.G. Colarossi, S.A. Lynch, Tales of Social Support Throughout Family Development. L.R. Mercier, R.D. Harold, Job Talk: The Role of Work in Family Life. L.G. Colarossi, R.D. Harold, L.R. Mercier, Telling the Family Story: Sub-Plots and Next Chapters.

O autorze

Harold, Rena D.; Bolea, Patricia Stow; Colarossi, Lisa G.; Mercier, Lucy R.; Freedman-Doan, Carol R.