How fathers care for the next generation : a four-decade study / John Snarey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Snarey, John R., 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fathers--United States--Longitudinal studies.

Fathers.

Father and child--United States--Longitudinal studies.

Father and child.

First-born children--United States--Longitudinal studies.

First-born children.

Longitudinal method.

United States.

Physical Description:

xii, 403 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1993.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [365]-394) and index.

ISBN:

067440940X

OCLC:

26502407