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This volume ranges widely over many examples of qualitative research in two main areas: families' resilient adaptation and creation of meaning in health related crises, and families' adjustment to unexpected life events and changes. The book represents the great diversity of approaches and variety of techniques used in qualitative research and in collecting and analyzing data.

This volume ranges widely over many examples of qualitative research in two main areas: families' resilient adaptation and creation of meaning in health related crises, and families' adjustment to unexpected life events and changes. The book represents the great diversity of approaches and variety of techniques used in qualitative research and in collecting and analyzing data.

This book brings a fresh perspective to family and social ties which promote resiliency in Hawaiian and Native American, Asian American and Latino / Hispanic American cultures. The contributors give extensive examples of the ceaseless war between cultures where too often holistic and socially cohesive practices have been torn apart by growing westernization and materialism.

This book brings a fresh perspective to family and social ties which promote resiliency in Hawaiian and Native American, Asian American and Latino / Hispanic American cultures. The contributors give extensive examples of the ceaseless war between cultures where too often holistic and socially cohesive practices have been torn apart by growing westernization and materialism.

This volume takes an in-depth look at the family resources and coping mechanisms of African Americans. Organized in two sections, the book first examines African American families in a broader context, then moves on to relationships within families. Chapters cover topics such as: growing up and surviving in the inner city, the resilience of families in military and foreign environments, or when faced with a lack of prenatal care, or with singl...

Rather than investigating the pathology of families under stress, this book takes the unusual step of studying individuals, families and ethnic groups moving towards health. This approach provides new insights as to why some families manage life events with relative ease and recover from adversity with renewed strength, harmony and purpose. The contributors develop the concept of family and cultural `coherence' as the key to promoting health a...

This volume takes an in-depth look at the family resources and coping mechanisms of African Americans. Organized in two sections, the book first examines African American families in a broader context, then moves on to relationships within families. Chapters cover topics such as: growing up and surviving in the inner city, the resilience of families in military and foreign environments, or when faced with a lack of prenatal care, or with singl...