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Fathers and families : paternal factors in child development / Henry B. Biller.
Van Pelt Library HQ755.85 .B54 1993
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Biller, Henry B.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Father and child--United States.
- Father and child.
- United States.
- Child development--United States.
- Child development.
- Families--United States.
- Families.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 325 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Auburn House, 1993.
- Summary:
- Biller gives compelling evidence that fathers--so relatively under-researched--are very important to sound child development. He focuses on the positive results of active paternal involvment that effect an overall family environment, which is distributively nurturing and satisfying. The presence of a caring father encourages a child's body image, self-esteem, moral standards, and other important qualities. The child-father relationship is demonstrated to impact later life adjustment. Biller establishes, too, that variations in paternal involvment influence not only children but general family well-being including spousal relationships. This is a needed and timely work essential to understanding fathers' roles and potential in family life.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [255]-302) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0865692084
- 0865692270
- OCLC:
- 26013085
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