Exploring Family Relationships With Other Social Contexts Contributor(s): Parke, Ross D. (Editor), Kellam, Sheppard G. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0805810730 ISBN-13: 9780805810738 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $44.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1994 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Developmental - Adulthood & Aging - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family - Psychology | Mental Health |
Dewey: 306.87 |
LCCN: 92040287 |
Lexile Measure: 1390 |
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6" W x 9" (1.13 lbs) 256 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In the 1990s it is no longer "news" that families do not operate independently from other social organizations and institutions. Instead, it is generally recognized that families are embedded in a complex set of relationships with other institutions and contexts outside the family. In spite of this recognition, a great deal remains to be discovered about the ways in which families are influenced by these outside agencies or how families influence the functioning of children and adults in these extra-familial settings--school, work, day-care, or peer group contexts. Moreover, little is known about the nature of the processes that account for this mutual influence between families and other societal institutions and settings. The goal of this volume is to present examples from a series of ongoing research programs that are beginning to provide some tentative answers to these questions. |