{"product_id":"the-importance-of-fathers-a-psychoanalytic-re-evaluation-9781583911747","title":"The Importance of Fathers: A Psychoanalytic Re-evaluation","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is widely acknowledged that children need structure, security, stability and attachment to develop and flourish, and that the father is an important part of this.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIssues such as high divorce rates, new family structures, increased mobility, women's liberation and contraception are very common in society. This book sets out to explore what has happened to men and to fathers during all these changes and transitions. Judith Trowell and Alicia Etchegoyen, along with an array of renowned contributors, consider the importance of fathers in various situations, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe role of the father at different stage of children's development\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe missing father\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eloss of a father\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003egrandfathers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is argued that the father is important, not only to support the main carer (usually the mother) but also to provide a caring, thinking, comfortable, confident presence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51020084117847,"sku":"9781583911747","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781583911747.jpg?v=1750782346","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-importance-of-fathers-a-psychoanalytic-re-evaluation-9781583911747","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}