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Family Trouble : Middle-Class Parents, Children's Problems, and the Disruption of Everyday Life /

Our children mean the world to us. They are so central to our hopes and dreams that we will do almost anything to keep them healthy, happy, and safe. What happens, then, when a child has serious problems? In Family Trouble, a compelling portrait of upheaval in family life, sociologist Ara Francis te...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Francis, Ara (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2015]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • 1. Parents in Trouble
  • 2. Constructing Trouble, Losing Certainty
  • 3. Elusive Remedies and Disrupted Routines
  • 4. Stigma and Disrupted Relationships
  • 5. Unmet Expectations and Emotional Turmoil
  • 6. Disrupted Selves, Making Sense, and Making Do
  • 7. Family Trouble
  • Appendix A: Methods
  • Appendix B: List of Participants
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • ABOUT THE AUTHOR