| Description |
246 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Sage focus editions ; 45
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Sage focus editions ; v. 45.
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| Note |
Presents the findings of the pilot study of the Stress and Families Project. |
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"Published in cooperation with the Institute for the Study of Contemporary Social Problems." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies. |
| Contents |
Part I: Introduction -- Introduction / Deborah Belle -- Research methods and sample characteristics / Deborah Belle and Diana Dill -- Part II: The ecology of poverty -- Sources of stress: events or conditions? / Vivian Parker Makosky -- Daily lives / Diana Dill and Elizabeth Greywolf -- Growing up: the impact of loss and change / Maureen Foley Reese -- Part III: Women and society -- Work: its meaning for women's lives / Ruth Tebbets -- The public welfare system: regulation and dehumanization / Nancy Marshall -- The human cost of discrimination / Emilie Steele, Jacquelyn Mitchell, Elizabeth Greywolf, Deborah Belle, Weining Chang, and Ronna Barbara Schuller -- The politics of the poor / Elizabeth Greywolf -- Part IV: Relationships -- Social ties and social support / Deborah Belle -- Fathers' support to mothers and children / Susan Zur-Szpiro and Cynthia Longfellow -- Parenting philosophies and practices / Phyllis Zelkowitz -- The quality of mother-child relationships / Cynthia Longfellow, Phyllis Zelkowitz, and Elisabeth Saunders -- Part V: Well-being -- The challenge of coping / Diana Dill and Ellen Feld -- Mental health problems and their treatment / Deborah Belle, Diana Dill, Ellen Feld, Elizabeth Greywolf, Maureen Foley Reese, and Emilie Steele -- Physical health issues / Elizabeth Greywolf, Polly Ashley, and Maureen Foley Reese -- Part IV: Conclusion -- Families revisited / Maureen Foley Reese -- Summary and conclusions / Deborah Belle. |
| Form |
Also issued online. |
| Subject |
Depression in women.
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Depression in women. |
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Depression, Mental -- Social aspects.
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Depression, Mental -- Social aspects. |
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Poverty -- Psychological aspects.
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Poverty -- Psychological aspects. |
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Stress (Psychology)
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Stress (Psychology) |
| Indexed Term |
Women Stress Social aspects |
| Added Author |
Belle, Deborah.
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Stress and Families Project.
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Institute for the Study of Contemporary Social Problems (U.S.)
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Lives in stress. Beverly Hills : Sage Publications, c1982 (OCoLC)572422427 |
| ISBN |
0803917686 |
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9780803917682 |
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0803917694 paperback |
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9780803917699 paperback |
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