410 Pages
by
Routledge
410 Pages
by
Routledge
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In this unusual but exciting look at a complex topic, family scholars offer a vast array of insights into the multiple consequences, concerns, and characteristics of parenthood. The transition to parenthood--the most critical step in individual and family life cycles--is thoroughly examined from a social psychological perspective. Cultural and ethnic factors are considered as major influences in... Read more
Contents
Trials and Triumphs in the Transition to Parenthood
- Another Perspective on the Trials and Triumphs in the Transition to Parenthood
- The Value of Children and the Transition to Parenthood
- Childbirth in Cross-Cultural Perspective
- Dietary Habits in Transition to Parenthood: Dietary Habits Before Pregnancy, During Pregnancy, and in Young Families
- Strain in the Transition to Parenthood
- Who Does What When Partners Become Parents: Implications for Men, Women, and Marriage
- Marital Change Across the Transition to Parenthood
- Changes in Parent-Child Relationships With the Birth of the Second Child
- Changes in Attitudes, Beliefs, and Expectations Associated With the Transition to Parenthood
- The Influence of Kin on the Transition to Parenthood
- Disappointment: When Things Go Wrong in the Transition to Parenthood
- Transition to Adoptive Parenthood
- Normal Parents: Institutions and the Transition to Parenthood
- Parenthood and Adult Development
- Family Transition to Parenthood: Emerging Concepts for Sexual Health
- The Challenge of Working With New Fathers: Implications for Support Providers
- “And Baby Makes Three”: An Examination and Application of Georg Simmel’s “Socialization of the Spirit” Theory
Biography
Palkovitz, Robin J; Sussman, Marvin B
