Family Studies News & Updates – Page 2

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    Fathers in Cultural Context

    This new volume reviews the latest research on fathering from every continent, from cultures representing over 50% of the world’s population. International experts on 14 societies/regions discuss cultural and historical influences, variations between and within cultures, and socio economic conditions and policies that impact fathering.

12. 

    Advances in Social Work Practice with the Military

    With the United States’ involvement in numerous combat operations overseas, the need for civilian social workers with the clinical skills necessary to work with members of the military returning from combat, as well as their families, has never been more critical. 

    In this practical and important book, each chapter is written by specialists in a particular area devoted to the care of service members and includes case material to demonstrate assessment and intervention approaches. 

13. 

    Father-Daughter Relationships: Contemporary Research and Issues

    The first research-based text that focuses on the impact of the father–daughter relationship, this provocative book examines the factors that can strengthen or weaken these relationships and the impact that these relationships have on society.
    
    The research is brought to life with compelling personal stories from fathers and daughters, including well-known celebrities and politicians.
    
    Intended as a supplemental text for upper-level undergraduate or graduate courses on father-daughter relationships and/or parenting taught in human development, family studies, psychology, sociology, counseling, social work, and women’s studies, this practical book also appeals to mental health practitioners, social workers, legal professionals, and school counselors interested in these relationships.

14. 

    Families with Futures: Family Studies Into the 21st Century, 2nd Edition

    Noted for its interdisciplinary approach to family studies, Families with Futures provides an engaging, contemporary look at the discipline's theories, methods, essential topics, and career opportunities.
    
    Featuring strong coverage of theories and methods, readers explore family concepts and processes through a positive prism. Throughout, families are viewed as challenged but resilient.
    
    This is an ideal text for upper-level undergraduate and lower-level graduate courses in family studies, family ecology, and family science offered in departments of family and consumer sciences, human development, psychology, and sociology.

15. 

    Serving Military Families in the 21st Century

    This book introduces readers to military families, their resilience, and the challenges of military life. 

    Designed as a textbook for advanced undergraduate or graduate courses on military families, or as a supplement for courses on the family, marriage and family, stress and coping or family systems taught in family studies, human development, clinical or counseling psychology, sociology, social work or nursing, this book also appeals to helping professionals who work with military families.

    A volume in the Textbooks in Family Studies series.

16. 

    Call for Papers: Behavioral Issues in Family Businesses

    The European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology is seeking submissions for a upcoming special issue entitled ‘Behavioral Issues in Family Businesses’, guest edited by Marylène Gagné (Concordia University, Canada) and Pramodita Sharma (University of Vermont, USA).
    

    It is only recently that scholars have started to investigate the role of organizational behavior in family business. There remain many untapped and important opportunities to explore linkages between family, family firms and organizational behavior issues.

    If you have an idea or a paper that fits the bill, we want to see it!