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• Helicopter parents : a new moral panic? / Margaret K. Nelson
• World's okay-est mom : the adaptive management parent / Valerie Adrian
• The changing landscape of parent-adult child relations / Joshua Coleman
• Parenthood in the age of apps and mommy blogs : technology and digital culture in parent-child relations / Michelle Y. Janning
• Parenthood and mental health in the U.S. : why don't children improve adults' emotional well-being / Robin W. Simon
• Parental leave programs : what do we know about designing good policies? / Ankita Patnaik
• The promise and limits of work-family supports in a shifting policy landscape : a double bind for working mothers in western Germany / Caitlyn Collins
• Parenthood and leisure time disparities / Liana Sayer
• Understanding inequality : children, consumer culture and the empathy framework / Allison Pugh
• Do we talk about race/ethnicity with our children or not? Variations in parental ethnic-racial socialization strategies / Erin Pahlke
• What do visas have to do with parenting? Middle-class dependent visa holders and transcultural parenting / Pallavi Banerjee
• Lost in detention and deportation, found through foster care and adoption : reviewing the tensions between family building and human rights in the United States / Pamela Anne Quiroz
• Child well being in same-gender parent families : courts, media, and social science research / Marshal Neal Fettro and Wendy D. Manning
• Reproducing family : how parents accept their LGB children's good families / Taylor Field Quiroga.

Headlines from news sources are combined with the latest and best social science research to offer scholars, practitioners, and parents a much-needed source for understanding contemporary American parenthood. * Includes up-to-date research on parenting topics covered in news stories * Incorporates the expertise of editor Michelle Janning, an award-winning teacher and leader in national organizations dedicated to family studies * Helps to clarify parenting debates through sociological inquiry, instead of giving advice on how to parent * Serves multiple audiences, including students and practitioners in professions working with parent-child relationships, scholars looking for the best new research in the field of parenting and parenthood, and parents who want to understand the larger context in which they operate on a daily basis * Offers a range of viewpoints on parenting issues in a clearly organized format.
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• Parenthood is political
• The politics of the changing American family
• "Family values" vs. "champion of working families" : parenthood, families, and the political parties
• The rise of politicized Moms and Dads : media coverage of parenthood
• The political attitudes of mothers and fathers
• Marriage, race, and the politics of parenthood
• The consequences and future of the politics of parenthood.

• A History of Fertility in America
• Theoretical Perspectives
• Voluntary versus Involuntary Childlessness
• Diversity
• Demographics.- Expectations
• Relationship Maintenance
• Children and Money
• Children with Special Needs
• Program Evaluation and Parenting Programs.

As couples marry and society evolves, a new generation of families is answering important questions pondered by professionals and couples alike. When should we have children? How many children should we have? What if we can't conceive? When is adoption an option? Can we--should we--fulfill what is expected of us? A comprehensive, multidisciplinary handbook boasting findings across traditional areas of study, Transition to Parenthood brings the contemporary family into clear, useful focus. Its expert coverage tracks current trends in family structures, roles, and dynamics, and explores the impact of individual members and the environment on the family unit. A variety of perspectives (e.g., ecological, life course, TPEX) are presented to best apply to clinical understanding, and the book considers topics as varied as the social class factor in women's fertility, patterns of relationship maintenance, and teaching children about money. And contrary to some schools of thought, the authors argue that macro and micro theories of families must be considered in combination for optimal results. Included in the coverage: A history of fertility in America. The family: diversity and demographics. Childlessness, voluntary and involuntary. The cost of raising a child. Maintaining your relationship across and after the transition to parenthood. Parenting programs and program evaluations. Navigating the transition to parenthood with a child with special needs. Fresh in approach and accessibly written, Transition to Parenthood will be a core reference for a variety of professionals, including family sociologists, family therapists, developmental psychologists, social workers, and counselors.

• Parenthood is political
• The politics of the changing American family
• "Family values" vs. "champion of working families" : parenthood, families, and the political parties
• The rise of politicized Moms and Dads : media coverage of parenthood
• The political attitudes of mothers and fathers
• Marriage, race, and the politics of parenthood
• The consequences and future of the politics of parenthood.

"Certain events in one's life, such as marriage, joining the workforce, and growing older, can become important determinants of political attitudes and voting choice. Each of these events has been the subject of considerable study, but in The Politics of Parenthood, Laurel Elder and Steven Greene look at the political impact of one of life's most challenging adult experiences -- having and raising children. Using a comprehensive array of both quantitative and qualitative analyses, Elder and Greene systematically reveal for the first time how the very personal act of raising a family is also a politically defining experience, one that shapes the political attitudes of Americans on a range of important policy issues. They document how political parties, presidential candidates, and the news media have politicized parenthood and the family over not just one election year, but the last several decades. They conclude that the way the themes of parenthood and the family have evolved as partisan issues at the mass and elite levels has been driven by, and reflects fundamental shifts in, American society and the structure of the American family."--Publisher.

• Introduction / Linda C. McClain and Daniel Cere
• Toward an integrative account of parenthood / Daniel Cere
• A diversity approach to parenthood in family life and family law / Linda C. McClain
• Uncoupling marriage and parenting / Judith Stacey
• The anthropological case for the integrative model / Peter Wood
• Legal parenthood, natural and legal rights, and the best interests of the child : an integrative view / Don Browning
• Family diversity and the rights of parenthood / David D. Meyer
• A case for integrated parenthood / Margaret F. Brinig
• Development outcomes for children raised by lesbian and gay parents / Fiona Tasker
• Biological and psychological dimensions of integrative attachments / Terence E. Hébert ... [et al.]
• Parenting matters : an attachment perspective / Howard Steele and Miriam Steele
• Gender and parentage : family law's equality project in our empirical age / Susan Frelich Appleton
• Can parenting be equal? : rethinking equality and gender differences in parenting / Andrea Doucet
• Transnationalism of the heart : familyhood across borders / Carola Suárez-Orozco and Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco
• Transnational mothering and models of parenthood : ideological and intergenerational challenges in Filipina migrant families / Rhacel Salazar Parreñas
• Of human bonding : integrating the needs and desires of women, men, and the children their unions produce / Elizabeth Marquardt
• The other side of the demographic revolution : social policy and responsible parenthood / June Carbone and Naomi Cahn
• Epilogue / Daniel Cere and Linda C. McClain.

Extraordinary changes in patterns of family life - and family law - have dramatically altered the boundaries of parenthood and opened up numerous questions and debates. What is parenthood and why does it matter? How should society define, regulate, and support it? Is parenthood separable from marriage - or couplehood - when society seeks to foster children's well-being? What is the better model of parenthood from the perspective of child outcomes? Intense disagreements over the definition and future of marriage often rest upon conflicting convictions about parenthood. What Is Parenthood? asks bold and direct questions about parenthood in contemporary society, and it brings together a stellar interdisciplinary group of scholars with widely varying perspectives to investigate them. Editors Linda C. McClain and Daniel Cere facilitate a dynamic conversation between scholars from several disciplines about competing models of parenthood and a sweeping array of topics, including single parenthood, adoption, donor-created families, gay and lesbian parents, transnational parenthood, parent-child attachment, and gender difference and parenthood.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

• Acknowledgments Introduction Part I
• 1. Toward an Integrative Account of Parenthood
• 2. A Diversity Approach to Parenthood in Family Life and Family LawPart II
• 3. Uncoupling Marriage and Parenting
• 4. The Anthropological Case for the Integrative ModelPart III
• 5. Legal Parenthood, Natural and Legal Rights, and the Best Interests of the Child: An Integrative View
• 6. Family Diversity and the Rights of Parenthood Part IV
• 7. A Case for Integrated Parenthood
• 8. Developmental Outcomes for Children Raised by Lesbian and Gay Parents Part V
• 9. Biological and Psychological Dimensions of Integrative Attachments
• 10. Parenting Matters: An Attachment PerspectivePart VI
• 11. Gender and Parentage
• 12. Can Parenting Be Equal? Rethinking Equality and Gender Differences in ParentingPart VII
• 13. Transnationalism of the Heart: Familyhood across Borders
• 14. Transnational Mothering and Models of ParenthoodPart VIII
• 15. Of Human Bonding
• 16. The Other Side of the Demographic Revolution Epilogue About the Contributors Index.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

Extraordinary changes in patterns of family life-and family law-have dramatically altered the boundaries of parenthood and opened up numerous questions and debates. What is parenthood and why does it matter? How should society define, regulate, and support it? Is parenthood separable from marriage-or couplehood-when society seeks to foster children's well-being? What is the better model of parenthood from the perspective of child outcomes? Intense disagreements over the definition and future of marriage often rest upon conflicting convictions about parenthood. What Is Parenthood? asks bold and direct questions about parenthood in contemporary society, and it brings together a stellar interdisciplinary group of scholars with widely varying perspectives to investigate them. Editors Linda C. McClain and Daniel Cere facilitate a dynamic conversation between scholars from several disciplines about competing models of parenthood and a sweeping array of topics, including single parenthood, adoption, donor-created families, gay and lesbian parents, transnational parenthood, parent-child attachment, and gender difference and parenthood.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)