Contemporary parenting : challenges and issues / editor, Terry Arendell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Arendell, Terry.

Series:

Understanding families ; v. 9.

Understanding families ; v. 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parenting--United States.

Parenting.

United States.

Families--United States.

Families.

Physical Description:

viii, 352 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, [1997]

Summary:

This edited volume addresses one of the central issues of family studiesC9parenting. Editor 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. A long-awaited text, Contemporary Parenting is ideal for students and professionals in the fields of family studies, sociology, developmental psychology, social work, children/youth/adolescence, gender, counseling.

Contents:

A social constructionist approach to parenting / Terry Arendell

Parenting in American society / Maris A. Vinovskis, Stephen M. Frank

Who's parenting? / Ronald L. Taylor

Doing parenting / Demie Kurz

The social construction of fatherhood / Kathleen Gerson

Divorce and remarriage / Terry Arendell

Lesbian and gay families / Katherine R. Allen

Children and gender / Scott Coltrane, Michele Adams

Employment and child care / Jennifer Glass, Sarah Beth Estes

An agenda for family policy in the United States / George T. Martin

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0803972687

0803972695

OCLC:

36387025