Ara Francis

Family Trouble

Middle-Class Parents, Children's Problems, and the Disruption of Everyday Life

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Produktbeschreibung

Our children mean the world to us. They are so central to our hopes and dreams that we will do almost anything to keep them healthy, happy, and safe. What happens, then, when a child has serious problems? In Family Trouble, a compelling portrait of upheaval in family life, Ara Francis tells the stories of middle-class men and women whose children face significant medical, psychological, and social challenges.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. September 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 281g
• ISBN-13: 9780813570525
• ISBN-10: 0813570522
• Artikelnr.: 42741710

Autorenporträt

Francis, Ara

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1          Parents in Trouble
2          Constructing Trouble, Losing Certainty
3          Elusive Remedies and Disrupted Routines
4          Stigma and Disrupted Relationships
5          Unmet Expectations and Emotional Turmoil
6          Disrupted Selves, Making Sense and Making Do
7          Family Trouble
Appendix A
Appendix B
Bibliography
Index