▪ Abstract In this chapter, we discuss theoretical and conceptual models that use an
organismic or systems metaphor for understanding families. We suggest that such theories …

It is widely assumed that a linkage, crucial to the understanding of child behavior, exists
between marital and parent–child relationship quality. A meta-analysis of 68 studies was …

Childbearing seems eternal, primordial and universal. Yet human reproduction in the 21st
century is in a state of flux. This accessible book highlights dramatic changes that have …

Despite the fact that most people become parents and everyone who has ever lived has had
parents, parenting remains a mystifying subject about which almost everyone has opinions …

Socialization is a process in which an individual's standards, skills, motives, attitudes, and
behaviors change to conform to those regarded as desirable and appropriate for his or her …

This article defines responsible fathering, summarizes the relevant research, and presents a
systemic, ecological framework to organize research and programmatic work in this area. A …

The relations between 4 sources of family stress (marital dissatisfaction, home chaos,
parental depressive symptoms, and job role dissatisfaction) and the emotion socialization …

Gender Development is the first book to examine gender from a truly developmental
perspective and fills a real need for a textbook and source book for college and graduate …

This chapter shows that fathers and families are embedded in a network of biological and
neurological systems, and the biological basis of fathering. There are overall differences in …

An important tenet of attachment theory is that classification of security or insecurity as
derived from the Strange Situation reflects the quality of an infant's relationship with its …