Parenting in poor environments : stress, support, and coping /

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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 men...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ghate, Deborah
Corporate Author: Policy Research Bureau (Great Britain)
Other Authors: Hazel, Neal
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2002.
Subjects:
Poor families > Great Britain.
Low-income parents > Great Britain.
Low-income parents > Social networks > Great Britain.
Stress (Psychology) > Great Britain.
Family social work > Great Britain.
Family life surveys > Great Britain.
Familles pauvres > Grande-Bretagne.
Parents à faible revenu > Grande-Bretagne.
Parents à faible revenu > Réseaux sociaux > Grande-Bretagne.
Stress > Grande-Bretagne.
Service social familial > Grande-Bretagne.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
Family life surveys
Family social work
Low-income parents
Poor families
Stress (Psychology)
Great Britain
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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