| Description |
viii, 365 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Parental Behavior, Family Processes, and Child Development in Nontraditional and Traditionally Understudied Families / Michael E. Lamb -- 2. Maternal and Dual-Earner Employment: Family Environment, Adaptations, and the Developmental Impingement Perspective / Adele Eskeles Gottfried, Allen W. Gottfried and Kay Bathurst [et al.] -- 3. Nonparental Child Care / Michael E. Lamb -- 4. Primary Caregiving Fathers / Graeme Russell -- 5. The Consequences of Father Absence / Sara McLanahan and Julien Teitler -- 6. Noncustodial Parents / Ross A. Thompson and Deborah J. Laible -- 7. The Effects of Divorce and Custody Arrangements on Children's Behavior, Development, and Adjustment / Michael E. Lamb, Kathleen J. Sternberg and Ross A. Thompson -- 8. Stepfamilies / E. Mavis Hetherington and Margaret M. Stanley-Hagan -- 9. Adoptive Families / Harold D. Grotevant and Julie K. Kohler -- 10. Families Headed by Lesbian and Gay Parents / Charlotte J. Patterson and Raymond W. Chan |
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11. Black Families in Intergenerational and Cultural Perspective / Vivian L. Gadsden -- 12. Latino Families / Birgit Leyendecker and Michael E. Lamb -- 13. Multiracial Families / Paul C. Rosenblatt -- 14. Struggling to Make Ends Meet: Poverty and Child Development / Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Pia Rebello Britto and Christy Brady -- 15. Violent Families / Kathleen J. Sternberg and Michael E. Lamb -- 16. The Families of Neglected Children / Howard Dubowitz |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Child development.
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Families -- Psychological aspects.
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Families.
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Parenting -- Psychological aspects.
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| Author |
Lamb, Michael E., 1953-
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| LC no. |
98018422 |
| ISBN |
0805827471 (alk. paper) |
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080582748X (paperback: alk. paper) |
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