| Description |
1 online resource (x, 656 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
How Do Fathers Influence Children's Development? Let Me Count the Ways -- Fatherhood and Masculinity -- Paternal Involvement: Revised Conceptualization and Theoretical Linkages with Child Outcomes -- The Development and Significance of Father Child Relationships in Two-Parent Families -- Fathers, Marriages, and Families: Revisiting and Updating the Framework for Fathering in Family Context -- Fathers, Children, and Divorce -- Custody and Parenting Time: Links to Family Relationships and Well-Being After Divorce -- Fathers in Fragile Families -- Stepfathers' Lives: Exploring Social Context and Interpersonal Complexity -- Fathers From Low-Income Backgrounds: Myths and Evidence -- Gay Fathers -- Fathering in Japan, China, and Korea: Changing Contexts, Images, and Roles -- Fathers, Families, and Children Well-Becoming in Africa -- Fathers Roles in Hunter-Gatherer and Other Small-Scale Cultures -- Fatherhood in the Context of Immigration -- Including Fathers in Clinical Interventions for Children and Adolescents -- Fathers of Children with Developmental Disabilities -- Father Involvement and Public Policies -- Fathers, Work, and Family Policies in Europe -- Changing Policies Regarding Separated Fathers in Australia |
| Summary |
The Role of the Father in Child Development, Fifth Edition brings together contributions from international experts on each subject to provide a thorough and current summary of the state of fatherhood across cultures, classes, economic systems, and family formations. This classic guide offers a single-source reference for the most recent findings and beliefs related to fathers and fatherhood. This thoroughly updated new edition provides the latest material on topics such as: *The effects of divorce *Fathers from low-income backgrounds *Stepfathers' lives: exploring social context and interpersonal complexity *Social policy *Gay fathers *Fatherhood and masculinity. The definitive book on when, why, and how fathers matter to their children and families, The Role of the Father in Child Development, Fifth Edition is an essential reference for all mental health professionals who endeavor to understand and support fathers in becoming positive influences in their children's development |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Fathers.
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Father and child -- United States
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Paternal deprivation -- United States
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Single-parent families -- United States
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Fathers
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fathers.
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Parenting -- Fatherhood.
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Father and child
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Fathers
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Paternal deprivation
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Single-parent families
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Vader-kind-relaties.
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Opvoedingsproblemen.
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Eenoudergezinnen.
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Faderskap.
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lamb, Michael E., 1953-
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| LC no. |
2009041484 |
| ISBN |
9780470599945 |
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0470599944 |
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9780470599969 |
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0470599960 |
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