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Author: Alan Booth , Ann C. Crouter
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Psychology Press Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.521kg
ISBN: 9781138002722
ISBN 10: 1138002720
Pages: 346
Publication Date: 22 December 2014
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print 
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Table of Contents
Contents: Preface. Part I: Men's Roles in Families: A Look Back, A Look Forward.S. Mintz, From Patriarchy to Androgyny and Other Myths: Placing Men's Family Roles in Historical Perspective. L.M. Burton, A.R. Synder, The Invisible Man Revisited: Comments on the Life Course, History, and Men's Roles in American Families. A.J. Cherlin, On the Flexibility of Fatherhood. M.E. Lamb, Fatherhood Then and Now. Part II: Men's Investment in Parenthood.H.S. Kaplan, J.B. Lancaster, K.G. Anderson, Human Parental Investment and Fertility: The Life Histories of Men in Albuquerque. P. Draper, Who Should Fathers Father? W. Marsiglio, In Search of a Theory: Men's Fertility and Parental Investment in Modern Economics. C.A. Surra, Subjectivity and Practicality in Mating and Parenting Decisions. Part III: Marital Relations: What Do Men Contribute?J.M. Gottman, Toward a Process Model of Men in Marriages and Families. S. Coltrane, Gender, Power, and Emotional Expression: Social and Historical Contexts for a Process Model of Men in Marriages and Families. J. McQuillan, M.M. Ferree, The Importance of Variation Among Men and the Benefits of Feminism for Families. S.L. Nock, Marriages in Men's Lives. Part IV: Fathers: When Do They Make a Difference?P.R. Amato, More Than Money? Men's Contributions to Their Children's Lives. J. Belsky, Paternal Influence and Children's Well-Being: Limits of, and New Directions for, Understanding. F.F. Furstenberg, Jr., Social Capital and the Role of Fathers in the Family. J.A. Seltzer, Men's Contributions to Children and Social Policy. S.L. Brown, M.F. Bumpus, Men in Families: Looking Back, Looking Forward.
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The contributors bring a wide range of multidisciplinary perspectives and theoretical frameworks to their explorations of husbands and fathers that, taken together, help to clarify the mixed findings of the current literature on men in family relationships. -Sociological Abstracts ...this volume makes some important contributions to the literature on men in families. For serious scholars interested in man's issues, this book is a worthwhile addition to their library. -Contemporary Psychology
The contributors bring a wide range of multidisciplinary perspectives and theoretical frameworks to their explorations of husbands and fathers that, taken together, help to clarify the mixed findings of the current literature on men in family relationships. -Sociological Abstracts ...this volume makes some important contributions to the literature on men in families. For serious scholars interested in man's issues, this book is a worthwhile addition to their library. -Contemporary Psychology
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