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Child, Family, and Community
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Laff, Rebecca, author.
- Ruiz, Wendy, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sociology--Textbooks.
- Sociology.
- Social sciences--Textbooks.
- Social sciences.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Clarita, CA College of the Canyons [2019]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Over the years researchers have found the necessity to develop theories of behavior that are specific to family settings. These theories have been developed by people with a variety of areas of emphasis, from family therapists to gerontologists to child development specialists. In this chapter we will briefly discuss six such theories: Bioecological Model, Family Systems, Functionalism, Conflict Theory, Symbolic Interactionism, and Psychological Perspectives.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1: Theories That Help Us Understand Families
- Chapter 2: How Children Learn and Understand Their World
- Chapter 3: What is Culture and Why is it Important?
- Chapter 4: How Does Gender Influence Children, Families and Communities?
- Chapter 5: What is a Family?
- Chapter 6: A Closer Look at Parenting
- Chapter 7: Building Trusting Collaborative Relationships with Families
- Chapter 8: Welcoming & Supporting Families
- Chapter 9: Creating Positive Goal-Oriented Relationships with Strengths-Based Attitudes and Relationship-Based Practices
- Notes:
- Description based on print resource
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