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Handbook of Social Support and the Family
. Ed(S): Pierce, Gregory R.; Sarason, I. G. (University Of Washington)
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Description for Handbook of Social Support and the Family
Paperback. Editor(s): Pierce, Gregory R.; Sarason, I. G. (University of Washington). Series: Springer Series on Stress and Coping. Num Pages: 573 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JF; JMS; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1112.
While insights sometimes are slow in coming, they often seem obvious when they finally arrive. This handbook is an outcome of the insight that the topics of social support and the family are very closely linked. Obvious as this might seem, the fact remains that the literatures dealing with social support and the family have been deceptively separate and distinct. For example, work on social support began in the 1970s with the accumulation of evidence that social ties and social integration play important roles in health and personal adjustment. Even though family members are often the key social supporters of ... Read more
While insights sometimes are slow in coming, they often seem obvious when they finally arrive. This handbook is an outcome of the insight that the topics of social support and the family are very closely linked. Obvious as this might seem, the fact remains that the literatures dealing with social support and the family have been deceptively separate and distinct. For example, work on social support began in the 1970s with the accumulation of evidence that social ties and social integration play important roles in health and personal adjustment. Even though family members are often the key social supporters of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
573
Condition
New
Series
Springer Series on Stress and Coping
Number of Pages
573
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781489913906
SKU
V9781489913906
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Reviews for Handbook of Social Support and the Family
`Valuable to anyone who is concerned with the study of families.' Choice `Well-referenced and up-to-date...of lasting value.' Child and Family Behavior Therapy