Table of Contents
Notes on Contributors vii
Acknowledgments xv
1 Introduction and Conceptual Overview 1Joyce A. Arditti
Part I Social Inequality and Marginalization 15
2 We’re Here, We’re Queer, and We Count 17Brad van Eeden-Moorefield and Kristen Benson
3 The Stigma of Families with Mental Illness 33Natalie R. Gela and Patrick W. Corrigan
4 Inside and Out: Family Life for Parents in Prison 50Ann Booker Loper, Mathilde Whalen, and Joanna Will
5 Social Disparities in Family Health 68Jinette Comeau and William R. Avison
6 Low-Income Fathers as Resilient Caregivers 83Kevin M. Roy, Rob Palkovitz, and Damian Waters
Part II Parenting and Caregiving in Diverse Contexts 99
7 “Do What You Gotta’ Do” 101Robin L. Jarrett, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, and Ezella McPherson
8 The Diverse Family Contexts of Youth in Foster Care 117Lenore M. McWey and Armeda Stevenson Wojciak
9 Grandparents Raising Grandchildren 133Megan L. Dolbin-MacNab and Bert Hayslip, Jr.
10 Caring for Older Adults 150Kathleen W. Piercy
11 Childhood Adultification and the Paradox of Parenting 167Linda M. Burton, Donna-Marie Winn, Howard Stevenson, and Marvin McKinney
Part III Family Challenges Over the Life Course 183
12 Family Resilience to Promote Positive Child Development, Strong and Flexible Families, and Intergenerational Vitality 185Sharon Landesman Ramey, Robin Gaines Lanzi, and Craig T. Ramey
13 Challenges and Changes: Stress and Resilience Among Military Families 200Adrian Blow, Chris Marchiondo, and Lisa Gorman
14 Intimate Partner Violence 213Jennifer L. Hardesty and Kimberly A. Crossman
15 Abuse in Late Life 228Karen A. Roberto, Pamela B. Teaster, and Marya C. McPherson
16 Adolescent Development and Romantic Relationships 249Jennifer Kerpelman, Alyssa McElwain, and Hans Saint-Eloi Cadely
Part IV Policy and Practice Responses to Family Problems 271
17 Strengthening Family Resilience 273Anne F. Farrell, Gary L. Bowen, and Samantha A. Goodrich
18 Family Policy through a Human Rights Lens 290Elaine A. Anderson and Bethany L. Letiecq
19 Multisystemic Therapy as a Strength-Based Model for Working with Multiproblem Families 305Stacy R. Ryan, Phillippe B. Cunningham, Patricia A. Brennan, and Sharon L. Foster
20 Risk and Resilience among Latino Immigrant Families 320José Rubén Parra-Cardona, Sara Lappan, Ana Rocío Escobar-Chew, and Michael Whitehead
21 Harm Reduction as a Model for Families Responding to Substance Abuse 337Patt Denning
Part V Conclusion 355
22 Responding to Family Problems 357Joyce A. Arditti
Index 371