Research Catalog

Title

Parenting in poor environments : stress, support, and coping / Deborah Ghate and Neal Hazel.

Author

Ghate, Deborah.

Publication

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2002.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Hazel, Neal.
• Policy Research Bureau (Great Britain)

Description

315 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Alternative Title

Policy Research Bureau

Subject

• 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
• Family life surveys
• Family social work
• Low-income parents
• Poor families
• Stress (Psychology)
• Milieu défavorisé
• Rôle parental
• Parent
• Famille
• Pauvre
• Réseau social
• Service social familial
• Stress
• Adaptation psychologique
• Great Britain
• Grande-Bretagne

Note

• "Policy Research Bureau."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-305) and indexes.

Contents

Methodology and Demographic Characteristics of the Sample -- Parents under Stress -- Stress Factors at the Individual Level -- Stress Factors at the Family Level -- Stress Factors at the Community and Neighbourhood Level -- Social Support to Parents in Poor Environments -- Informal Support -- Semi-formal Support -- Formal Support -- Support Deficits in Poor Environments -- Risk, Support and Coping -- Coping and Not Coping -- Coping Strategies -- Social Support and Coping: Does Support Make a Difference? -- Summary of Key Findings, Implications and Messages for Policy and Practice -- Patterns of Need and Support: Priority Groups for Policy and Practice Attention -- What Do Parents Want from Support? Messages for Policy and Practice.

ISBN

• 184310069X
• 9781843100690

LCCN

2002025466

OCLC

• ocm49226400
• 49226400
• SCSB-1259577

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library