Parenting : A Dynamic Perspective /: A Dynamic Perspective. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: George W. Holden.
• Authors: Holden, George W
• Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Part I: Understanding Parents and Child Rearing; Chapter 1: Introduction: From Beliefs to Evidence; Parenting Beliefs Throughout History; Authorities' Parenting Beliefs Throughout History; Other Sources of Parenting Beliefs; Using Research to Understand Parenting; Chapter 2: Theoretical Perspectives on Parenting; Introduction to Theory; Classical Theories; Biological, Genetic, and Environmental Influences; Social Learning and Social Theories; Family Systems Theory; Other Emotion-Based Theories; Developmental Stage Theories; Chapter 3: Approaches to Parenting Research; Approaches; Comparing Approaches; Chapter 4: How Important Are Parents?; Historical Evidence About Parental Influence; Associations Between Parenting and Children’s Outcomes; The Behavioral Genetics Challenge; A New Perspective on How Parents Matter; Trajectories and Development; Chapter 5: Determinants of Parenting; Categories of Determinants; Cultural and Distal Determinants; Contextual Determinants; Stable Characteristics Determinants; Situational Determinants; Interrelations Among Determinants; Part II: Parenting and Development; Chapter 6: Becoming a Parent; Deciding to Have a Child; Getting Pregnant, Staying Pregnant, and Encountering Problems; Labor and Childbirth; The Preterm Newborn; Transitioning to Parenthood; Parenting the Newborn; The Problem of Infant Mortality; Ethical Issues; Chapter 7: Parenting Infants and Toddlers; Parenting Infants; Parenting Toddlers; Chapter 8: Parenting Preschoolers; Parenting a Preschooler; Contemporary Issues; Chapter 9: Parenting During the Middle Childhood Years; Parents and Within-Family Interactions; Parents and External Influences; Chapter 10: Parenting Adolescents; Developmental Changes in Adolescence; Problems for Adolescents and Their Parents; How Parents Help Teens Navigate Adolescence; Part III: Contemporary Issues; Chapter 11: Parenting in Nontraditional Families; Single Parents; Adolescent Mothers; ART Families; Adoptive Parents; Gay and Lesbian Parents; Blended/Stepparent Parents<br /> Grandparents as Parents; Foster Parents; Parenting Emergent Adults; Chapter 12: Parents at Risk; Economic Factors; Parent Context; Chapter 13: Cultural Influences on Parenting; Parenting in Different Countries; Cultural Diversity Among North American Parents; Religion and Parenting; Chapter 14: Child Maltreatment: When Parenting Goes Awry; Child Maltreatment Throughout History; The Many Faces of Child Maltreatment; Child Maltreatment Across Time and Country; Protecting Maltreated Children: Foster Parents; The Costs of Child Maltreatment; Chapter 15: Social Policy Issues; The Changing American Family; The Societal Costs of Family Problems; Social Policy Responses; Controversial Social Policy Ideas; Appendix: Journals That Frequently Publish Studies Pertaining to Parenting; Glossary; References; Author Index; Subject Index;
• Edition: 2nd edition
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : SAGE
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 306.874; Parenting; Parenting
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483347493; 1483347494
• Related ISBNs: 9781483347486
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.