Parenting in poor environments : stress, support and coping /: stress, support and coping. (2002)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Policy Research Bureau
• Further Information: Note: Deborah Ghate and Neal Hazel.
• Other Names: Ghate, Deborah; Hazel, Neal; Policy Research Bureau (Great Britain)
• Contents: Part 1: Introduction and Background. 1. Introduction. 2. Methodology and demographic characteristics of the sample. Part 2: 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 3: Social support to parents in poor environments. 6. Informal support. 7. Semi-formal support. 8. Formal support. 9. Support deficits in poor environments. Part 4: Risk, support and coping. 10. Coping and not coping. 11. Coping strategies. 12. Social support and coping: Does support make a difference? Part 5: Summary of key Findings, implications and messages for policy and practice. 13. Patterns of need and support: Priority groups for policy and practice attention. 14. What do parents want from support? Messages for policy and practice. Appendices. References. Index.
• Publisher Details: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Publication Date: 2002
• Extent: 1 online resource (320 pages)
• Subjects: 362.82530941; 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
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781846423482; 1846423481
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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