| Description |
viii, 365 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Parental behavior, family processes, and child development in nontraditional and traditionally understudied families / Michael E. Lamb -- Maternal and dual-earner employment : family environment, adaptations, and the developmental implemental perspective / Adele Eskeles Gottfried, Allen W. Gottfried, Kay Bathurst & Colleen Killian -- Nonparental child care / Michael E. Lamb -- Primary caregiving fathers / Graeme Russell -- The consequences of father absence / Sara McLanahan & Julien Teitler -- Noncustodial parents / Ross A. Thompson & Deborah J. Laible -- The effects of divorce and custody arrangements on children's behavior, development, and adjustment / Michael E. Lamb, Kathleen J. Sternberg, & Ross A. Thompson -- Stepfamilies / E. Mavis Hetherington & Margaret M. Stanley-Hagan -- Adoptive families / Harold D. Grotevant & Julie K. Kohler -- Families headed by lesbian and gay parents / Charlotte J. Patterson & Raymond W. Chan -- Black families in intergenerational and cultural perspective / Vivian L. Gadsden -- Latino families / Birgit Leyendecker & Michael E. Lamb -- Multiracial families / Paul C. Rosenblatt -- Struggling to make ends meet : poverty and child development / Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Pia Rebello Britto & Christy Brady -- Violent families / Kathleen J. Sternberg & Michael E. Lamb -- The families of neglected children / Howard Dubowitz. |
| Subject |
Families.
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Families -- Psychological aspects.
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Parenting -- Psychological aspects.
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Child development.
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| Added Author |
Lamb, Michael E., 1953-
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| ISBN |
0805827471 alkaline paper |
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080582748X paperback alkaline paper |
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