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American Families and the Future - Analyses of Possible Destinies (Paperback)
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American Families and the Future - Analyses of Possible Destinies (Paperback)
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As the world heads into the twenty-first century, individuals and
their families are being confronted with a more diverse array of
possible life experiences than has ever existed before. Changes in
longevity, marriage, fertility, employment, and many other areas
have created new opportunities for individual and family choice and
variability in life course experiences. American Families and the
Future discusses a variety of issues that face and will continue to
families in coming years and describes various strategies families
can use in their decisionmaking processes.This enlightening book is
divided into five main sections: Demographic Issues; Social and
Economic Issues; Technological Issues; Family Process in Shaping
the Future; and Family Vision in Creating the Future. Individual
chapters view family problem solving from a variety of perspectives
and disciplines.American Families and the Future: describes recent
demographic trends and considers their implications for how
individuals and their families plan and prepare for their later
adult life reviews health care issues and concerns for the elderly
and addresses strategies for self-health promotion and illness
prevention provides examples illustrating the uses and abuses of
data to promote partisan views and agendas outlines a conceptual
framework that can be uses to understand problem solving and
decisionmaking by individuals and family groups presents a model
that explores family decisionmaking, focusing on the conditions
under which decisions are made presents findings from a study of
early adolescents'perceptions of their role in family
decisionmakingThe book closes with an upbeat discussion of possible
solutions to current pathologies affecting human societies and
cultures. Professionals who work with families will find this book
an enlightening and encouraging guide for helping families cope
with the myriad issues and choices they face in planning for their
futures.
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