The International Handbook of Stepfamilies Policy and Practice in Legal, Research, and Clinical Environments

The International Handbook of Stepfamilies: Policy and Practice in Legal, Research, and Clinical Environments By
2008 | 625 Pages | ISBN: 0470114584 | PDF | 5 MB
Written by contributors from around the world, The International Handbook of Stepfamilies: Policy and Practice in Legal, Research, and Clinical Environments is a collection of research, legal, and clinical recommendations that fills a growing need for complex, re-formed families. Using the information in this book, which includes contemporary research and its implications, you will be able to consider stepfamilies in an international context. Understand the issues that clinicians face when they work with stepfamilies, both before and after formation, and gain more knowledge about this topic as the rates of family reformation increase.Content: Chapter 1 The Demography of Stepfamilies in the United States (pages 1-29): Jay Teachman and Lucky TedrowChapter 2 Stereotypes of Stepfamilies and Stepfamily Members (pages 30-52): Stephen Claxton?OldfieldChapter 3 Stepfamilies in France Since the 1990s: An Interdisciplinary Overview (pages 53-78): Jean?Franis MignotChapter 4 The Social Context of Emerging Stepfamilies in Japan (pages 79-99): Shinji NozawaChapter 5 Stepfathers in Cultural Context: Mexican American Families in the United States (pages 100-121): Scott Coltrane, Erika Gutierrez and Ross D. ParkeChapter 6 Stepfathers in Families (pages 124-150): Jeremy RobertsonChapter 7 Resident Mothers in Stepfamilies (pages 151-174): Marjorie SmithChapter 8 Sibling Relationships in Blended Families (pages 175-207): Melinda E. Baham, Amy A. Weimer, Sanford L. Braver and William V. FabriciusChapter 9 Resident Parent?Child Relationships in Stepfamilies (pages 208-230): Claire CartwrightChapter 10 A Longitudinal Examination of Marital Processes Leading to Instability in Remarriages and Stepfamilies (pages 231-249): Brad Van Eeden?Moorefield and Kay PasleyChapter 11 Children's Appraisals of Relationships in Stepfamilies and First Families (pages 250-276): Katherine H. Shelton, Sasha L. Walters and Gordon T. HaroldChapter 12 The Distribution of Household Tasks in First?Marriage Families and Stepfamilies Across Europe (pages 277-298): Laurent Snoeckx, Britt Dehertogh and Dimitri MortelmansChapter 13 Communication in Stepfamilies (pages 299-320): Tamara D. AfifiChapter 14 Kinship in Stepfamilies (pages 322-344): Graham Allan, Sheila Hawker and Graham CrowChapter 15 Children's Relationships with Nonresident Parents (pages 345-368): Jan PryorChapter 16 The Diversity of Stepmothers (pages 369-393): Marilyn Coleman, Jessica Troilo and Tyler JamisonChapter 17 Intergenerational Relationships in Stepfamilies (pages 394-420): Lawrence GanongChapter 18 A Clinician's View of "Stepfamily Architecture" (pages 422-454): Patricia L. PapernowChapter 19 Research on Interventions for Stepfamily Couples (pages 455-484): Sarah W. Whitton, Jan M. Nicholson and Howard J. MarkmanChapter 20 The Prevention and Treatment of Children's Adjustment Problems in Stepfamilies (pages 485-521): Jan M. Nicholson, Matthew R. Sanders, W. Kim Halford, Maddy Phillips and Sarah W. WhittonChapter 21 Legal Structures and Re?Formed Families (pages 522-544): Bill AtkinChapter 22 How Relevant are U.S. Family and Probate Laws to Stepfamilies? (pages 545-572): Sarah E. C. MaliaChapter 23 Where to from Here? Stepfamilies and the Future (pages 573-585): Jan Pryor