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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786590003321

Titolo

Handbook of father involvement : multidisciplinary perspectives / / edited by Natasha J. Cabrera, Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; London : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-10141-3

1-283-86172-0

1-136-23505-1

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (487 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CabreraNatasha J

Tamis-LeMondaCatherine S <1958-> (Catherine Susan)

Disciplina

306.874/2

306.8742

Soggetti

Fathers

Fatherhood

Father and child

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

section I. Biological processes and evolutionary perspectives -- section II. Demographic perspectives -- section III. Child development and family processes -- section IV. Cultural perspectives -- section V. Sociological perspectives -- section VI. Economic and legal perspectives -- section VII. Policies and program.

Sommario/riassunto

This second edition reviews the new research findings and theoretical advances on fathers, families, child development, programs, and policies that have occurred in the past decade. Contributors from a range of disciplines and countries showcase contemporary findings within a new common chapter structure. All of the chapters are either extensively revised or entirely new. Biological, evolutionary, demographic, developmental, cultural, sociological, economic, and legal perspectives of father involvement are described along with policy and program implications. Now with a greater internationa