Children, Families, Schools, and Communities

by Joan Giovannini

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Children, Families, Schools, and Communities is an introductory text in the field of Child and Family Studies. It provides a lens for understanding the evolving definition of “family”. It promotes strategies for culturally sustaining and deeply collaborative relationships.

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Publisher
Holyoke Community College
Subjects
Social Sciences, Early Childhood Education
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: What Is A Family?
  7. 1.1: Diversity of Families
  8. 1.2: The Diversity of Today’s Families
  9. 1.3: The Influence of Culture
  10. 1.4: Bias and Microaggressions
  11. 2: Theories That Help Us Understand Families
  12. 2.02: Family Systems Theory
  13. 2.1: Bioecological Systems Theory
  14. 2.3: Functionalism
  15. 2.4: Conflict Theory
  16. 2.5: Symbolic Interactionism
  17. 3: A Closer Look at Parenting
  18. 3.1: Attachment Theory
  19. 3.2: Parenting Styles
  20. 3.3: The Developing Parent
  21. 3.4: Influences on Parenting
  22. 3.5: Caregivers and the Evolving Definition of Family
  23. 3.6: Conclusion
  24. 4: What Is Gender and Why is it Important?
  25. 4.1: Sex and Gender
  26. 4.2: Gender as a Socializing Agent
  27. 4.3: The Gender Continuum
  28. 5: Building Collaborative Relationships with Families of Children with Disabilities
  29. 5.1: Disability and Inequality- Overrepresentation in Special Education
  30. 5.2: Reframing Disability
  31. 5.3: Collaboration with Families
  32. 5.4: Conclusion
  33. 6: What is Culture and Why is it Important?
  34. 6.1: What is Culture?
  35. 6.2: Ethnocentrism and Xenocentrism
  36. 6.3: Values and Beliefs
  37. 6.4: Norms, Symbols, and Language
  38. 7: Exploring the Core Competencies of Family Engagement
  39. 7.1: Exploring the Language of Family Engagement
  40. 7.2: Dual Capacity Building Framework
  41. Back Matter
  42. Index
  43. Glossary
  44. Detailed Licensing
  45. Detailed Licensing