Parenting and Families

First Published in 2012. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

The chapters in this volume focus on parents' abilities and choices regarding investments in their children...

This best-selling text integrates the latest research and practices in family policy. Featuring examples from around the globe that explain how families support society and how policies support families, the book moves beyond analysis to action with pragmatic processes and procedures for improving t..

This book examines the challenges families commonly face during the life course, with special emphasis on decisions concerning aging family members. These issues are explored in the context of the family in a post-tradtional society...

This book examines the challenges families commonly face during the life course, with special emphasis on decisions concerning aging family members. These issues are explored in the context of the family in a post-tradtional society...

Originally published in 1992, this volume provided an up-to-date overview of recent research concerning the links between family and peer systems. Considerable work in the past had focused on family issues or peer relationships, but these systems had typically been considered separately. This volume..

First Published in 2012. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

First Published in 2013. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

The role of the father for a family and his children has varied greatly throughout history. This book focuses on the role of the father in the contemporary two-parent heterosexual family. Of eight longitudinal studies from several Western countries, six focus on the socialization outcomes of the chi..

The role of the father for a family and his children has varied greatly throughout history. This book focuses on the role of the father in the contemporary two-parent heterosexual family. Of eight longitudinal studies from several Western countries, six focus on the socialization outcomes of the chi..

Grandparenting: Contemporary Perspectives is the first book of its kind to offer a dedicated account of the social and psychological research on this important life stage. Reflecting the contemporary positive approach to ageing, it covers many of the issues that impact the grandparent experience tod..

Experts from twelve diverse cultures discuss social, cultural, economic, and demographic influences on grandparenthood in the first book to consider grandparenthood in a global comparative context...