Family Stress ManagementSAGE, 2002 - 217 páginas Why do some families survive stressful situations while others fall apart? Can a family's beliefs and values be used as a predictor of vulnerability to stress? And most importantly, can family stress be prevented? In this Second Edition, Pauline Boss continues to explore both the larger context surrounding families and stress and the inner context, which includes perceptions and meanings. The author emphasizes the need for a more general contextual model of family stress that may be applicable to a wider diversity of people and families as well as a wider variety of stresses and crises than other models. The goal is to provide a framework for students and professionals engaged in helping families learn how to manage their stress. |
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WHAT IS NEW? | 8 |
WHAT IS NEW IN FAMILY STRESS THEORY? | 8 |
SUMMARY | 14 |
THE CONTEXTUAL MODEL Understanding Family Stress in Science and Practice | 15 |
STRESS A CONCEPTUAL DILEMMA | 16 |
A MATTER OF BIAS | 18 |
THE FAMILY AS SYSTEM | 21 |
SYMBOLIC INTERACTION AS A BASE FOR STUDYING PERCEPTIONS AND MEANINGS | 22 |
FAMILY MANAGING AS OUTCOME | 89 |
BOUNDARY AMBIGUITY A Risk Factor in Family Stress Management THE FAMILYS INTERNAL CONTEXT | 93 |
FAMILY BOUNDARY AMBIGUITY | 94 |
NORMATIVE BOUNDARY AMBIGUITY IN FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE LIFE CYCLE | 104 |
THE LINK BETWEEN AMBIGUITY AND AMBIVALENCE IN FAMILY STRESS MANAGEMENT | 113 |
THEORETICAL ROOTS | 114 |
LINKING AMBIGUITY AND AMBIVALENCE TO FAMILY STRESS MANAGEMENT RESILIENCE AND CONTEXT | 119 |
DENIAL Barrier or Buffer in Family Stress Management? | 123 |
DIVERSITY AND MULTICULTURALISM IN FAMILY STRESS MANAGEMENT | 25 |
GENDER IN FAMILY STRESS MANAGEMENT | 26 |
WHY A CONTEXTUAL MODEL? | 28 |
LOOKING BACK | 30 |
THE THEORYBUILDING PROCESS FOR SCIENCE AND PRACTICE | 35 |
A Guide to Family Stress Theory | 39 |
THE FAMILYS EXTERNAL CONTEXT | 40 |
THE FAMILYS INTERNAL CONTEXT | 44 |
A FRAME FOR DEFINITIONS | 46 |
STRESSOR EVENT STRESSFUL EVENT DEFINED | 47 |
CLASSIFICATION OF FAMILY STRESSOR EVENTS | 50 |
THE PRIMACY OF PERCEPTIONS IN THE CONTEXTUAL MODEL OF FAMILY STRESS | 57 |
THE MEANING TO THE FAMILY OF A STRESSFUL EVENT OR SITUATION | 59 |
PERCEPTIONS OF EVENTS CAN BE DISTORTED | 60 |
FAMILY STRESS DEFINED | 61 |
FAMILY CRISIS DEFINED | 62 |
FAMILY STRAIN BURNOUT DEFINED | 68 |
COPING ADAPTING BEING RESILIENT OR IS IT MANAGING? | 71 |
COPING IN INDIVIDUAL STRESS THEORY | 73 |
THE NEED FOR A DIALECTICAL VIEW | 77 |
FAMILY COPING DEFINED | 78 |
DEDUCTIVE EVIDENCE FOR THE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL DEFINITION OF FAMILY COPING | 79 |
THE POSSIBILITY OF INHERITED COPING STRATEGIES | 81 |
COMPLEXITIES OF COPING | 85 |
THE CHAIN REACTION OF STRESSOR EVENTS | 87 |
FAMILY COPING RESOURCES | 88 |
HOW SOME FAMILIES BREAK THROUGH DENIAL | 130 |
FAMILY VALUES AND BELIEF SYSTEMS Influences on Family Stress Management | 135 |
WHY VALUES AND BELIEFS ARE IMPORTANT | 136 |
VALUES AND BELIEFS AS THEY AFFECT BLAMING THE VICTIM | 138 |
ARE THEY RELATED TO FAMILY STRESS MANAGEMENT? | 143 |
THE FAMILYS EXTERNAL CONTEXT | 149 |
EXTERNAL FORCES WITH WHICH FAMILIES CONTEND | 150 |
SOCIETAL PRESSURE ON THE FAMILY | 155 |
FAMILY CRISIS Overcoming Trauma and Victimization | 159 |
FAMILY VICTIMIZATION AS CRISIS | 161 |
IS IT HELPFUL? | 163 |
CHRONIC THREAT OF VICTIMIZATION FROM OUTSIDE THE FAMILY | 164 |
CHRONIC VICTIMIZATION FROM INSIDE THE FAMILY | 165 |
CULTURAL VIOLENCE AND VICTIMIZATION | 166 |
THE THEORY OF A JUST WORLD | 168 |
FLAWS IN THE JUST WORLD THEORY | 169 |
EMPOWERING VICTIMIZED FAMILIES | 171 |
WHERE HAVE WE BEEN AND WHERE ARE WE GOING? WHERE HAVE WE BEEN? | 175 |
WHERE ARE WE GOING? RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH AND PRACTICE | 176 |
WHAT IS STILL NEEDED? | 182 |
DO WE FOCUS ON THE INDIVIDUAL OR THE FAMILY? | 184 |
POSTSCRIPT | 187 |
REFERENCES | 189 |
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