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Product Identifiers
PublisherSAGE Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-100803972695
ISBN-139780803972698
eBay Product ID (ePID)858941
Product Key Features
Number of Pages360 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameContemporary Parenting : Challenges and Issues
SubjectParenting / General, General, Sociology / Marriage & Family
Publication Year1997
TypeTextbook
AuthorTerry J. Arendell
Subject AreaFamily & Relationships, Social Science
SeriesUnderstanding Families Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight21 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN97-004678
Dewey Edition21
Series Volume Number9
Volume NumberVol. 9
Dewey Decimal649/.1
Table Of ContentA Social Constructionist Approach to Parenting - Terry ArendellParenting in American Society - Maris Vinovskis and Stephen Frank An Historical Overview of the Colonial Period through the 19th CenturyWhos Parenting? - Ronald Taylor Trends and PatternsDoing Parenting - Demie Kurz Mother, Carework, and PolicyThe New Father - Kathleen GersonDivorce and Remarriage - Terry ArendellGay and Lesbian Families - Katherine AllenChildren and Gender - Scott Coltrane and Michele AdamsEmployment and Child Care - Jennifer Glass and Sarah EstesAn Agenda for Family Policy in the United States - George Martin
SynopsisThis edited volume addresses one of the central issues of family studies-parenting. 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., This edited volume addresses one of the central issues of family studiesùparenting. 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., 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., Contemporary Parenting examines and redefine s parenting roles today by addressing such central issues as divorce and remarriage, gender roles, employment and child care, gay and lesbian parenting, and family policies and pol icy needs. '
LC Classification NumberHQ755.8.C655 1997
