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Parenting in poor environments : stress, support, and coping / Deborah Ghate and Neal Hazel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ghate, Deborah.
- Series:
- Supporting Parents
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Family life surveys--Great Britain.
- Family life surveys.
- Family social work--Great Britain.
- Family social work.
- Low-income parents--Social networks--Great Britain.
- Low-income parents.
- Low-income parents--Great Britain.
- Poor families--Great Britain.
- Poor families.
- Stress (Psychology)--Great Britain.
- Stress (Psychology).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (317 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- At head of title: Policy Research Bureau
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- With a unique focus on the effects of poverty on parenting in Britain, this book explores what professionals and policy makers can do to support families living in poverty. The authors examine community-level poverty and its relationship to family and individual problems such as low income, poor mental health and child behavioural difficulties.
- Contents:
- Parenting in Poor Environments: Stress, Support and Coping; Contents; Disclaimer; Acknowledgements; Preface; Part I Introduction and Background; 1. Introduction; 2. Methodology and Demographic Characteristics of the Sample; Part II Parents under Stress; 3. Stress Factors at the Individual Level; 4. Stress Factors at the Family Level; 5. Stress Factors at the Community and Neighbourhood Level; Part III Social Support to Parents in Poor Environments; 6. Informal Support; 7. Semi-formal Support; 8. Formal Support; 9. Support Deficits in Poor Environments; Part IV Risk, Support and Coping
- 10. Coping and Not Coping11. Coping Strategies; 12. Social Support and Coping: Does Support Make a Difference?; Part V Summary of Key Findings, Implications and Messages for Policy and Practice; 13. Patterns of Need and Support: Priority Groups for Policy and Practice Attention; 14. What Do Parents Want from Support? Messages for Policy and Practice; Appendix 1: Glossary of key terms; Appendix 2: Sampling for the Survey of Parenting in Poor Environments; Appendix 3: The Data Collection Instruments; Appendix 4: Analysis of Survey Data; References and Further Reading; Subject index
- Author index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-305) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-90398-9
- 1-4175-0158-8
- 1-84642-348-1
- OCLC:
- 567905659
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