Family Life Now

by Kelly J. Welch

Written with a down-to-earth and student-focused approach, Family Life Now, Fourth Edition , delivers a comprehensive examination of interaction among family members and intimate partners. With an emphasis on today’s diverse and complex individual, family, and evolving impact of societal issues, this text engages students through a balanced, integrated approach of the human development and family science disciplines.



Author Kelly J. Welch uses a first-person narrative style of writing to engage readers, encourage them draw upon their own background and experiences to understand theories and concepts, and paint a realistic view of families and intimate relationships.



This text lays the foundation to understanding relationships better, applying research and theory, and promotes the ways in which those considering a helping profession career (such as social worker, therapist, psychologist, teacher, early childhood, childcare provider, or healthcare provider) can employ strengths-oriented, best practices to create and deliver effective, quality couple and family life education. It concludes with a "Family Life Education" section connected directly to one of the 10 Family Life Educators (FLEs) practice guidelines.

 

Genres: Sociology

728 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2006

Reviews

[Trevor Evans]

This textbook was extremely beneficial to my understanding of what families are comprised of, how they interact, what my role as a family member is, and so many other things. I read most of this textbook during a course that I took as an elective at my current college last semester, and after reading this textbook, it is definitely one that I would recommend to absolutely anyone. It was extremely informational and helpful in terms of understanding not only my family as a whole, but of other families and also myself as an individual. The author also provided countless examples from her own life to help the readers of her textbook grasp the concepts, ideas, and theories that she was compelled to write about. Although the entirety of this book wasn't covered through my course, it was still without a doubt an amazing read.

[Naomi · Rating 5 out of 5]

A readable and interesting text book.