01197nam a22001697a 4500020001800000082001700018245006500035250002000100260003800120300001400158504002000172520074900192650002400941650002300965650001400988700002501002  a9781462502554  a306.85bNOR-  aNormal Family Progresses:bGrowing Diversity and Complexity.  afourth Edition.  aNew York:bGuilford Press,c2012.  axv, 592p.  aIncludes Index.  aWidely adopted, this valued course text and practitioner guide has expanded the understanding of family normality and healthy functioning in our increasingly diverse society. The editor and contributors are at the forefront of research and clinical training. They describe the challenges facing contemporary families and ways in which clinicians can promote resilience. With consideration of sociocultural and developmental influences, chapters identify key family processes that nurture and sustain strong bonds in couples; dual-earner, divorced, single-parent, remarried, adoptive, and kinship care families; gay and lesbian families; culturally diverse families; and those coping with adversity, such as trauma, poverty, and chronic illness.  aFamiliesvResearch.  aFamily assessment.  aFamilies.  aWalsh Fromaeeditor.