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Reflecting on the week's readings, what do you find to be the most relevant takeaways from the week's lessons? What did you discover?  How can you apply what you have learned or share it with others?    Weeks material This week’s readings explore family stress. It is important to note that many types of families exist including chosen families and partners without children. Thus, this week’s readings encompass a snapshot of a few familial stress concerns inclusive of a review of past and current theories in the literature. Topics. 1. Single-Parent Families. Dual- 2. Earner Families 3.  Reconstituted and Surrogate Families Below I have links for this week reading for these 3 topics Single-Parent Families: Risks, Resilience, and Change Edited      by: Marilyn Coleman ,  Lawrence H. Ganong  Michele T. Martin, Robert E. Emery & Tara S. Peris In:Handbook      of Contemporary Families: Considering the Past, Contemplating the Future Chapter      DOI:https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412976022.n16 Subject:Family      Studies (general), Social      Work - Families, Family      Diversity Keywords:children; children,      families, and parenting; divorce; family      and parenting; single      mothers; single      parents; single-parent      families Dual- Earner Families Jobs, Marriage, and Parenting: Working It Out in Dual-Earner Families Edited      by: Marilyn Coleman ,  Lawrence H. Ganong  Maureen Perry-Jenkins & Elizabeth Turner In:Handbook      of Contemporary Families: Considering the Past, Contemplating the Future Chapter      DOI:https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412976022.n9 Subject:Family      Studies (general), Social      Work - Families, Family      Diversity Keywords:children; dual-earner      couples; dual-earner      households; family      life; mental      health and relationships; work      and family; work      and family life · Reconstituted and Surrogate Families Parenting in Reconstituted and Surrogate Families Edited      by: Masud Hoghughi ,  Nicholas Long Jan Pryor In:Handbook      of Parenting: Theory and Research for Practice Chapter      DOI:https://doi.org/10.4135/9781848608160.n8 Subject:Child      Development Keywords:children; lone      parents; parenting; parents; stepfamilies; stepfamily; stepmothers