(eBook PDF) Parenting: A Dynamic Perspective 2nd Edition

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product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1483347486
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1483347486
• Author: George W. Holden

Written from a psychological perspective while integrating cross-disciplinary viewpoints, this fully updated Second Edition takes a parent-centered approach to exploring topics such as the reasons behind parental behavior, the effect parents and children have on one another, and social policy′s ability to help families. Including the latest statistics on family functioning and with coverage of contemporary issues, George Holden’s Parenting conveys the process of parenting in all its complexities.

table of contents:

PART I. UNDERSTANDING PARENTS AND CHILD REARING
Chapter 1. Introduction: From Beliefs to Scientific Evidence

Chapter 2. Theoretical Perspectives on Parenting

Chapter 3. Approaches to Parenting Research

Chapter 4. How Important Are Parents?

Chapter 5. Determinants of Parenting

PART II. PARENTING AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 6. Becoming a Parent

Chapter 7. Parenting Infants and Toddlers

Chapter 8. Parenting Preschoolers

Chapter 9. Parenting During the Middle Childhood Years

Chapter 10. Parenting Adolescents and Emerging Adults

PART III. CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
Chapter 11. Parenting in Non-Traditional Families

Chapter 12. Parents at Risk

Chapter 13. Parenting Across Cultures

Chapter 14. Cultural Diversity in U.S. Parents

Chapter 15. Child Maltreatment: When Parenting Goes Awry

Chapter 16. Parents and Social Policy

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