Description
Book SynopsisThis highly anticipated third edition of the Handbook of Parenting brings together an array of field-leading experts who have worked in different ways toward understanding the many diverse aspects of parenting. Contributors to the Handbook look to the most recent research and thinking to shed light on topics every parent, professional, and policymaker wonders about. Parenting is a perennially hot topic. After all, everyone who has ever lived has been parented, and the vast majority of people become parents themselves. No wonder bookstores house shelves of how-to parenting books, and magazine racks in pharmacies and airports overflow with periodicals that feature parenting advice. However, almost none of these is evidence-based. The Handbook of Parenting is. Period. Each chapter has been written to be read and absorbed in a single sitting, and includes historical considerations of the topic, a discussion of central issues and theory, a review of classical and
Table of Contents
Part I: The Parent 1. Parenting and Family Systems Patricia K. Kerig 2. Mothering Lynne Murray, Martin P. M. Richards, and Julie Nihouarn-Sigurdardottir 3. Fathers and Families Ross D. Parke and Jeffrey T. Cookston 4. Coparenting in Diverse Family Systems James P. McHale and Yana Sirotkin 5. Parental Gatekeeping Sarah J. Schoppe-Sullivan and Lauren E. Altenburger 6. Adolescent Parenting M. Ann Easterbrooks, Rachel C. Katz, and Meera Menon 7. Grandparenting Peter K. Smith and Lauren G. Wild 8. Single Parenthood Marsha Weinraub and Rebecca Kaufman 9. Divorced and Remarried Parenting Lawrence H. Ganong, Marilyn Coleman, and Caroline Sanner 10. Lesbian and Gay Parenthood Charlotte J. Patterson 11. Sibling Caregiving Laurie Kramer and Tessa N. Hamilton 12. Nonparental Caregiving Helen Raikes, Abbie Raikes, Jan Esteraich, Amy Encinger, Aileen S. Garcia, Sukran Ucus, and Elsa Escalante Part II: Becoming and Being a Parent 13. Intergenerational Transmission of Parenting David C. R. Kerr and Deborah M. Capaldi 14. Parenting and Contemporary Reproductive Technologies Susan Golombok 15. Transition to Parenthood Rebecca M. Ryan and Christina M. Padilla 16. Stages of Parental Development Jack Demick 17. Well-Being in Parenting S. Katherine Nelson-Coffey and Diamond Stewart 18. Parenting and Emotions Esther M. Leerkes and Mairin E. Augustine 19. Parenting Self-Efficacy Carlo Schuengel and Mirjam Oosterman 20. Parenting Cognitions George W. Holden and Margaret M. Smith 21. Parental Attributions Daphne Blunt Bugental and Randy Corpuz 22. Parent Socialization and Children’s Values Joan E. Grusec and Maayan Davidov 23. Personality and Parenting Peter Prinzie, Amaranta de Haan, and Jay Belsky 24. Psychoanalysis and Parenthood Bertram J. Cohler and Susan Paul
