TSEM 102: Family Risk & Resilience (Hartle)

This book explore the vital role of the family as the fundamental social unit across the span of American history. It chronicles the social, cultural, economic, and political aspects of American families from the colonial period to the present. Key themes include families and culture (including mass media), families and religion, families and the economy, families and social issues, families and social stratification and conflict, family structures, and family law and policy.

Primary documents from 1619 (Transport of Children to Virginia -The Virginia Company of London) to 2012 (More about Vaccines - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) are included in volume 4. A glossary, resource guide, and an appendix with data from a variety of sources on families and living arrangements are also in the last volume.
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There is an entry on "Ecological Theory" in this encyclopedia and in the source above.

"This new edition includes coverage of areas that have come to the fore since the 1995 publication of the 19th edition, including demographic changes from immigration, technology, the implications of managed care, faith-based assistance, evidence-based practice, gerontology, and trauma and disaster. The Encyclopedia contains four hundred subject entries and two hundred brief biographies of key figures in the history of social work."
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