ISBN:
9780866567879
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (612 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Print version Transitions to Parenthood
DDC:
306.8/7
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
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 the transition to parenthood, as are changing patterns in the work force, the consequences of the gender revolution, and altered patterns of marriage and divorce--all of which have shattered the tradit
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 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; Measuring the Value of Children; Expectations About the Value of Children; The Value of Having Children; Childbirth in Cross-Cultural Perspective; Cross-Cultural Comparison of Birthing Systems: Towards a Biosocial Analysis of Childbirth; Childbirth in Nonindustrial Societies
Description / Table of Contents:
Childbirth in the United States: Discontent, Change and Potential ConflictDirection for Further Research; Dietary Habits in Transition to Parenthood: Dietary Habits Before Pregnancy, During Pregnancy and in Young Families; Dietary/Food Habits, Preferences and Consumption Patterns; Conclusion; Strain in the Transition to Parenthood; Who Does What When Partners Become Parents: Implications for Men, Women, and Marriage; Method; Results; Discussion; Marital Change Across the Transition to Parenthood; Current Longitudinal Work: Design Considerations; Characterizing Marital Change; Conclusion
Description / Table of Contents:
Changes in Parent-Child Relationships with the Birth of the Second ChildIntroduction; The Second Child as a Sibling and a Source of Stress; Conceptualizing Family Transition; Empirical Study of Family Changes; Results; Discussion; Changes in Attitudes, Beliefs and Expectations Associated with the Transition to Parenthood; Introduction; Transition to Parenthood; Theoretical Underpinnings; Method; Results and Discussion; The Influence of Kin on the Transition to Parenthood; Research on Intergenerational Family Relationships; Kinship: Themes and Variability; Kin in the Child's World
Description / Table of Contents:
New Parents and Their RelativesWhen Doors Are Closed Against Kin; Disappointment: When Things Go Wrong in the Transition to Parenthood; Theoretical Assumptions; A Taxonomy of Stressful Events; Early Warning: Detection During Pregnancy; The Stressful Nature of Non-normal Birth; Impact of Preterm and Handicapped Infants on Parent-Infant Relationships; Beyond the Dyad: The Link Between the Marital Relationship and Parenting; Beyond the Triad: Extrafamilial Support Systems and the Preterm and Handicapped Infant; Conclusions and Unresolved Issues; Transition to Adoptive Parenthood
Description / Table of Contents:
Trends in AdoptionAdoptive Parenthood: Normative Transitional Issues; Protective Factors in the Transition to Adoptive Parenthood; Conclusions and Recommendations for Future Research; Normal Parents: Institutions and the Transition to Parenthood; I. Of Infants and Institutional Timetables; II. Response or Resistance? Institutions and Today's New Parents; III. Conclusion: Normal Parents - Who Shapes Parenthood?; Parenthood and Adult Development; Parental Attachment; Parenting and Cognitive Development in Adulthood; Parenting and Emotional Development in Adulthood; Concluding Remarks
Description / Table of Contents:
Family Transition to Parenthood: Emerging Concepts for Sexual Health
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
