Over the long haul : the persistent economic consequences of single motherhood / Matthew McKeever, Nicholas H. Wolfinger -- The impact of a fragile economy on the well-being of Michiganians and their families / Maryhelen D. MacInnes, Clifford Broman -- Economic hardship and marital quality in Croatia / Josip Obradovic, Mira Cudina -- Struggling to pay the bills : using mixed-methods to understand families' financial stress and child care costs / Deana Grobe, Roberta B. Weber, Elizabeth E. Davis, Ellen K. Scott -- Parental discipline and parents' desire for children's school success / Rachel Pasternak -- Reconstructing work and domestic spheres during the transition to parenthood / Leslie Stanley-Stevens -- The impact of the great recession on mothers' employment / Liana Christin Landivar -- The role of financial resources and agency in success and satisfaction regarding developmental tasks in early adulthood / Mette Ranta, Raija-Leena Punam�ki, Asko Tolvanen, Katariina Salmela-Aro -- The division of housework among working couples : distinguishing characteristics of egalitarian couples / Jema K. Turk -- Queuing theory and the distribution of resources by low-income fathers / Monika J.U. Myers -- Family financial stress and adolescent substance use : an examination of structural and psychosocial factors / Melissa A. Menasco.

In the fall of 2008, a global recession struck, leaving many families in dire financial situations. Families around the world found themselves experiencing forms of economic stress unlike any which had been seen in recent generations. This volume focuses on how families and family members have been affected by economic and financial stress. Using a variety of methodological and theoretical perspectives, the family scholars in this volume examine the various ways in which families have been affected, how they have coped, and how they have adapted in the face of financial stress. Through research studies from around the world, it provides a comprehensive examination of how economic stress and financial difficulties affect family structures, family behaviours, and family relationships. Topics covered include: the persistent economic consequences of single motherhood; financial stress and child care subsidies; the American family 2012; migration and family; parental discipline style and academic achievement; economic stress and marital quality; family financial stress and adolescent substance use; and poverty and family well-being.