| Description |
xii, 403 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / George E. Vaillant -- 1. Generations and Generativity -- 2. Varieties of Fathers' Parental Generativity -- 3. Bill and Bill Jr.: Father-Son Harmony -- 4. Midlife Consequences of Parental Generativity for Fathers Themselves -- 5. Jospeh and Patricia: Father-Daughter Camaraderie -- 6. Early Adulthood Consequences of Men's Parental Generativity for Their Children -- 7. Peter and Peter Jr.: Remodeling lives -- 8. Early Adulthood Barriers to Biological and Societal Generativity -- 9. Jerry and Maria: Ties That Bind -- 10. Boyhood and Current Predictors of Fathers' Parental Generativity -- 11. Advancing Generative Fathering: A Lifespan Review -- Afterword: Parent-Supportive Workplace Policies |
| Summary |
In this age of working mothers, the role of fathering is often overlooked. This book illuminates the realitites of fathering by presenting the results of a unique empirical study conducted over four decades and covering four generations. Through case studies and data analysis, John Snarey demonstrates that men's care for their families reaps immense and long-lasting benefits - for themselves, for their offspring, and for future generations |
| Analysis |
Fathers Interpersonal relationships With Daughters |
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Fathers Interpersonal relationships With Sons |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [363]-394) and index |
| Notes |
Also issued online |
| Subject |
Father and child -- United States -- Longitudinal studies.
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Fathers -- United States -- Longitudinal studies.
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First-born children -- United States -- Longitudinal studies.
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Father-Child Relations.
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Fathers.
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Interpersonal Relations.
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| LC no. |
92023597 |
| ISBN |
067440940X (alk. paper) |
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