Contemporary Parenting
Challenges and Issues
Edited by:
- Terry Arendell - Colby College, Waterville, ME
Volume:
9
Series:
Understanding Families series
Understanding Families series
July 1997 | 360 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
This edited volume addresses one of the central issues of family studies - parenting. Terry Arendell uses the social constructionist and the feminist lens to examine current controversies and issues of interest to family professionals and students. This important new volume deals with the history and demography of parenthood, parenting styles and structures, and issues of parenting within the broader community and policy context.
Terry Arendell
A Social Constructionist Approach to Parenting
Maris Vinovskis and Stephen Frank
Parenting in American Society
Ronald Taylor
Who's Parenting?
Demie Kurz
Doing Parenting
Kathleen Gerson
The New Father
Terry Arendell
Divorce and Remarriage
Katherine Allen
Gay and Lesbian Families
Scott Coltrane and Michele Adams
Children and Gender
Jennifer Glass and Sarah Estes
Employment and Child Care
George Martin
An Agenda for Family Policy in the United States