{"product_id":"9781405162432","title":"Family Matters The Importance of Mattering to Family in Adolescence","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFamily Matters\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Importance of Mattering to Family in Adolescence\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGregory C. Elliott\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePsychology \/ Social Psychology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eCombining empirical evidence with indices to measure mattering, \u003ci\u003eFamily\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMatters: The Importance of Mattering to Family in Adolescence\u003c\/i\u003e explores the inverse relationship between mattering and dysfunctional behavior in adolescence.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDefines mattering and distinguishes among the three ways that people can matter to others: awareness, importance, and reliance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUtilizes empirical evidence from a quantitative analyses of data from a nationwide survey 2,004 adolescents to support author’s assertions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the impact of structural and demographic factors such as family structure in developing of a sense of mattering in adolescents.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes helpful indices, including his Mattering Index and Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Index\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSuggests how parents, teachers, and other significant people in the lives of adolescents can work to instill a sense of mattering in those under their care\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eGregory C. Elliott\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Sociology at Brown University. A social psychologist, his research focuses on the self and its relation to social systems. He teaches courses in social psychology, the self and society, and methods and statistics. He is a member of the American Psychological Association and the American Sociological Association. He has also been a Consultant for the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development. He has published numerous articles on mattering and the self in leading social psychology journals such as \u003ci\u003eSocial Psychology Quarterly \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Personality and Social Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03 February 2009\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405162432\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.68\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379785986188,"sku":"9781405162432","price":63.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405162432_a758467a-e455-40bf-85ad-2ef7b9e5a643.jpg?v=1780161710","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405162432","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}