Ties that stress : the new family imbalance / David Elkind.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Elkind, David, 1931-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Families--United States.

Families.

United States--Social conditions--1945-.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p. ) None

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What has happened to the American family in the last few decades? And what are these changes doing to our children? David Elkind, author of "The Hurried Child", attempts to answer such questions. This book - the culmination of his inquiry - puts together all the puzzling facts and conflicting accounts to show us what the American family has become.

What has happened to the American family in the last few decades? And what are these changes doing to our children? David Elkind, renowned child psychologist and author of The Hurried Child , has devoted his career to these urgent questions. This eloquent book puts together all the puzzling facts and conflicting accounts to show us as never before what the American family has become.

Contents:

1. Family Imbalance: From Nuclear to Permeable 2. Family Ties: From Modern to Postmodern 3. Family Feelings: From Child-Centered to Parent-Centered 4. Family Values: From Togetherness to Autonomy 5. Parents: From Intuition to Technique 6. Children: From Innocence to Competence 7. Adolescents: From Immaturity to Sophistication 8. Diagnosing Disorder: From Sex to Stress 9. Stress among Youth: The New Morbidity 10. A New Balance: The Vital Family Notes Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-253) and index.

ISBN:

9780674036390

0674036395

OCLC:

923116370