Author:
Mcguire, Katheryn, C.
Imprint:Cambridge : Polity Press ; 21 cm.
Descriptionxiv, 200 : ill., 21 cm.
Note:pt. 1. Family stress theory and research. Stress in the body and mind -- Stress and the family -- Coping with family stress -- Communication within the stress and coping processes -- part 2. Family stress and coping in context. Stress and coping during a wartime deployment -- Stress and coping during catastrophic illness -- Stress and coping during the transition to parenthood.
Note:Sunthesizes literature from a wide variety of disciplines to examine family interaction in the context of stressful situations. Looks at the topic of stress and coping across the individual relational and family levels.