1st Edition

Fathers and Adolescents Developmental and Clinical Perspectives

By Shmuel Shulman, Inge Seiffge-Krenke Copyright 1997
264 Pages
by Routledge

264 Pages
by Routledge

264 Pages
by Routledge

The understanding and study of fathers has traditionally assumed that fathers, compared to mothers, are less involved with their children. Originally published in 1997 Fathers and Adolescents presents a different approach that focuses on the distinctive role of fathers in the lives of their adolescents, especially in their role in adolescents’ attainment of developmental tasks. Drawing on a... Read more

List of illustrations.  Preface.  Acknowledgments.  1. Fatherhood  2. Adolescent Development and Fathers  3. Fathers and Adolescents’ Developmental Tasks  4. The Father–Son Relationship  5. The Father–Daughter Relationship  6. Custodial and Non-Custodial Fathers  7. Adolescents and their Stepfathers  8. Adolescents’ Chronic Illness and Father–Adolescent Relationships  9. Fathers and Adolescent Psychopathology  10. Father–Adolescent Relationships and Aggression  11. Incestuous Relationships  12. Conclusions. Fatherhood: Personal and Relational Perspectives.  Bibliography.  Index.

Biography

Shulman, Shmuel; Seiffge-Krenke, Inge